Sudan01 October, 20262 min read
Ousted President Omar al-Bashir Transferred To Khartoum Military Hospital For Treatment
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Bashir transferred to Khartoum's military hospital for medical treatment. Lawyer says he requires further diagnosis and care outside Sudan.
Bashir moved to Khartoum
Sudan’s ousted President Omar al-Bashir was transferred to a military-run hospital in Khartoum for medical treatment and required further care outside the country, his lawyer said. Mohamed al-Hassan al-Amin told Reuters that Bashir, 82, was moved to Khartoum for medical tests and had symptoms requiring diagnosis and treatment abroad.
Bashir’s family said his need for treatment outside Sudan had become “critical and urgent” and could not be delayed any longer, while the family said it had not received official permission to send him abroad. Bashir had previously been transferred from prison to hospital before the war began and later moved to the northern town of Merowe, where he remained under military guard.
No official travel approval
Bashir’s family denied receiving any official notification approving travel for treatment and said no official decision had informed them of this. Bashir’s lawyer Mohamed Hassan al-Amin said military authorities had given initial approval for the former president to travel abroad, but final approval would be required from senior political and military leaders.
Bashir’s lawyer also said Bashir had recurring problems with low blood pressure and infections, while El-Amin declined to provide further details about the condition. The family renewed its appeal to Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, asking for a response and to consider Bashir’s health and humanitarian circumstances.
Legal and political stakes
The International Criminal Court has accused Omar al-Bashir of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region, and the ICC also issued arrest warrants on charges including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Sudan’s family and lawyer framed the medical transfer as urgent, but the family said it had received no official notification approving Bashir’s travel abroad despite reports that authorities had given permission.
The Straits Times said any move abroad would likely cause discord within Sudan and could draw international condemnation because Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court and has open cases against him in Sudan. Radio Tamazuj said Bashir had spent nearly eight years in detention and that the war that erupted in April 2023 between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces disrupted proceedings over the 1989 coup.