Sudan's Ex-president, Omar Al-Bashir has been sentenced to two years of house arrest in a social reform facility for corruption charges.
The presiding judge said under Sudanese law, people over 70 years cannot serve jail term.
“Under the law, those who reached the age of 70 shall not serve jail terms,” the judge said.
He also faces charges of the genocide in the 1989 coup that brought him to power as well as the killing of protesters before he was ousted in April.
During the ex-leader's sentencing, the court ordered the confiscation of 6.9 million euros, $351,770 and 5.7 million Sudanese pounds ($128, 000) uncovered in his residence.
However, supporters of Al-Bashir chanted “There is no god but God,” while, holding banners with the inscription “Down, down the government” in a rally at the Capital city of Khartoum.
Since Bashir's ousting, Sudan has been ruled by a joint civilian and military sovereign council which aims to see the country's smooth transition to civilian rule.
