Sudan’s ousted ruler back in court for trial over 1989 coup

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir is back in court, this time facing charges of plotting the 1989 Islamist-backed coup that removed an elected government and brought him to power. Dozens of people, mostly al-Bashir supporters, gathered outside the courthouse in the capital, Khartoum, on Tuesday as the former president was brought from jail and the proceedings got underway. The military overthrew al-Bashir in April 2019 amid massive public protests against his rule.