A Sudanese military court on Monday sentenced a former chief of staff to nine years in prison and five senior officers to five years each after they were convicted of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2019, two military officials said.
The case dates back to July 2019, three months after the military overthrew Sudan's longtime president, President Omar al-Bashir, amid a popular uprising against his Islamist-backed rule. Sudan's now-ruling military says the failed attempt sought to sabotage a power-sharing deal between the generals and the pro-democracy movement that led the uprising.
