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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 01 Jul 2013 : 08:31:32
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A story from AP Mobile:
Ex-dictator of Chad detained in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Hissene Habre, the former dictator of Chad who fled to Senegal two decades ago and has spent years fighting accusations that he ordered systematic killings during his time in power, was taken away by paramilitary police from his villa here on Sunday morning, according to his lawyer and a court official. Habre has become a symbol of impunity, and an uncomfortable reminder of ...
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Senegal police arrest Chad former leader Hissene Habre
BBC: Published on 30 June 2013
 Police in Senegal have arrested Chad's former leader Hissene Habre, who is wanted for alleged atrocities during his eight-year rule.
Mr Habre's lawyer El Hadji Diouf said he was taken from his home in Dakar by paramilitary police to an unknown location on Sunday.
The 70-year-old has been under house arrest since 2005 in Senegal, where he fled after being deposed in 1990.
He denies killing and torturing tens of thousands of his opponents.
Last year the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Senegal to put him on trial or extradite him to face justice overseas.
His arrest comes days after US President Barack Obama praised the efforts of Senegal's current President Macky Sall to bring him to trial at the start of his Africa tour....
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Momodou
Denmark
11516 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jul 2013 : 09:44:29
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Chad ex-leader Habre charged in Senegal with war crimes
BBC: Published on 2 July 2013
Chad's ex-President Hissene Habre has been charged in Senegal with war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture by a special court.
The 70 year old, who was arrested on Sunday in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, denies killing and torturing tens of thousands of his opponents.
He fled to Senegal when he was deposed after eight years in power in 1990.
Last year, the UN's International Court of Justice ordered Senegal to put him on trial or extradite him.
Mr Habre appeared before a special court set up in Senegal to investigate the allegations. He will remain in custody pending the trial.
Analysts say the case would be a milestone for African justice - representing the first time an African leader has been tried in a fellow African country on charges of crimes against humanity....
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