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Chadian President Déby pardons jailed main rival and 8 opposition leaders
Power & DiplomacyFrance 2414 Aug, 08:01 pmAtlasHour
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Chadian President Déby pardons jailed main rival and 8 opposition leaders

Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby on Friday pardoned the jailed ex-prime minister and leader of Chad’s main opposition party Succès Masra, along with eight other party leaders. Masra had been serving a 20-year sentence, convicted of hate speech, xenophobia and inciting a massacre, in what Human Rights Watch called a politically motivated trial.

By AtlasHour DeskPublished 14 Aug, 08:01 pm1 min read
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Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby on Friday pardoned the jailed ex-prime minister and leader of Chad’s main opposition party Succès Masra, along with eight other party leaders.

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