Rebels Sentenced for Killing of Chad President Idriss Déby Chad
. The rebels were convicted of terrorism, using child soldiers and undermining Chad's integrity and security, an appeals court ruled in a closed hearing on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
The month-long mass trial charged 454 members of the Front For Change and Concord rebel group for killing the long time leader who died under suspicious circumstances while visiting his troops at the frontline during clashes with the rebel group - who was advancing toward the capital, N'Djamena. Two dozen people on trial were acquitted.
Idriss Déby Itno was a long-serving military officer and president of Chad from 1990 until his death. He was also a member of the
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