Chad court jails 441 rebels for life over ex-president Deby's killing
Chadian ex-president Idriss Déby Itno who was killed on the frontline in 2021. More than 400 Fact rebels were on March 21, 2023 sentenced to life imprisonment over his killing. PHOTO | MARCO LONGARI | AFP
A court in Chad on Tuesday has sentenced more than 400 rebels to life in prison over the death of former president Idriss Deby, who was killed on the frontline of a battle against them in 2021.
The trial of 465 members of the Libyan-based Front for Change and Concord in Chad (Fact) rebel group started on February 13, 2023 in Chad’s capital N'Djamena.
