In a first verdict in a series of legal proceedings, former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir was sentenced to two years in prison for money laundering and corruption.
Al-Bashir is also wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and genocide linked to the Darfur conflict in the 2000s.
The verdict comes a year after Sudanese protesters first began their revolt against al-Bashir's three-decade authoritarian rule. Protests had erupted last December over steep price rises and shortages but soon shifted to calls for Al-Bashir to step down. The uprising led the military to enter into a power-share agreement with civilians.
Bashir in the meantime had landed on the US list for sponsoring terrorism. The country's economy had been suffering too, due to years of mismanagement and American sanctions.
75-year-old Al-Bashir has been in judicial custody since April. Sudanese military who removed him from power has said that it wouldn't extradite him to ICC.
After being forced to step-down, Al-Bashir's home was raided and millions of US dollars, euros and Sudanese pounds were seized in his home. The Sudanese government, however, is yet to decide whether or not to hand over the leader to The Hague.
