By Samy Magdy
Sudan’s former autocratic President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled for 30 years before he was toppled in a popular uprising and then jailed by the country’s military rulers, has been transferred to a medical facility in northern Sudan, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Since war broke out in April last year between the Sudanese military and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the 80-year-old al-Bashir has been held at a military facility on the outskirts of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
His lawyer, Mohamed al-Hassan al-Amin, told The Associated Press that al-Bashir was transferred on Tuesday and would get proper care at a better-equipped hospital in the town of Merowe, about 330 kilometers (205 miles) north of Khartoum.
Al-Bashir’s health had deteriorated recently, the lawyer said, adding that the former strongman suffers from age-related complications and high blood pressure.
“He needs regular checks and follow-ups,” al-Amin said over the phone, “but his condition
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