The World - News from Aug. 4, 1985
Former Sudanese Presidential Affairs Minister Baha Eddin Idris pleaded not guilty to nine charges of political and economic corruption, including embezzlement, mismanagement and bribery. Idris, 53, is the first senior associate of former President Jaafar Numeiri to go on trial since Numeiri was ousted by a military coup in April.
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