By Luke Andrews For Mailonline
Published: 00:45 BST, 21 April 2019 | Updated: 00:46 BST, 21 April 2019
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Sudan's recently ousted president is being investigated for money laundering after security services claimed to have found £100 million in cash at his home.
Sacks stuffed with six million euros, $351,000 and five million Sudanese pounds were allegedly found at Omar al-Bashir’s villa, a source in the East African country’s judiciary said.
Mr Bashir, who ruled Sudan for nearly 30 years, was toppled on April 11 by the Sudanese military after months of public protest.
Omar al-Bashir is alleged to have had six million euros, five million Sudanese pounds and $351,000 at his villa, according to the East African country's judiciary
The President, who ruled the country for nearly 30 years, pictured with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo
He is now held at a high-security prison and will be questioned about the cash, sources said. He is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged genocide crimes in Sudan’s Darfur region, but the military has said they intend to try the former ruler in Sudan.
The allegations came moments before Sudanese authorities are reported to have arrested several top members of the former ruling party of the ousted President, in a move that could bolster military rulers who are under mounting pressure by protesters to hand power to civilians.
In part of a widening crackdown designed to remove remnants of Bashir's rule, the transitional military council (TMC) said it
