Chadian justice released 380 members of the Front for Change and Harmony in Chad (FACT) in the Clessum detention center, who were sentenced to prison, Alwihdainfo reports on April 5.
Thirty people in prison attire successively received release certificates from the officials present at the official ceremony.
Justice Minister Mahamat Ahmat Alabo shook hands with his former opposition ally, former National Executive Secretary of the African Movement for a New Independence and Democracy in Chad (MANID-TCHAD) Weikong Helmin Kemda, who was captured in clashes between the military and FACT in Kanem. . He recommended that he no longer participate in the armed struggle. The message appears to have been well received by Debi Itno, a longtime adversary of the Idris regime.
“We can call all Chadians to peace through our conduct. I appeal to the government to sincerely discuss with the opposition the definitive restoration of peace in Chad”.– Helmine Kemdah responded to the Minister of Weikong.
Each time a certificate is presented, the recipient is advised not to return to the path of rebellion.
On Tuesday, more than 400 rebels were sentenced to life in prison for “attacking the life” of former president Idriss Debi Itno, who died on the front lines in 2021 during his offensive, N’Djamena attorney general Mahamat El Hadj Abba Nana said.
“Let me congratulate the 380 people who received a presidential pardon and wish them a safe return to their families. In this blessed month of Ramadan, the month of forgiveness and mercy, you break your fast during these 13 days of Ramadan with your family. The President of the Republic pardoned today those who participated in the combats in which President Idriss Deby Itno was killed. This is unprecedented in modern history.”said Mahamat Ahmat Alhabo, who led the release ceremony for the prisoners.
According to the Minister of Justice, 259 convicted of acts of unauthorized assembly, destruction of property, arson and disturbance of public order are in Moussoro.
The President of the Republic granted amnesty to 259 people convicted of unauthorized assembly, destruction of property, arson and disturbance of public order. These people in Moussoreau will soon regain their freedom, their families and return to the normal course of their lives. These generous steps are undoubtedly a guarantee for the restoration of trust between the children of Chad in the social world, adds the minister.
Recall that in the spring of 2021, FACT, the most powerful rebel group at the time, launched an offensive from its rear bases in Libya towards the capital N’Djamena.
Ali announced his preparations for a military operation against President Idriss Deby. This group is responsible for Deby’s death in April 2021, when he was assassinated while he commanded troops on the front lines fighting insurgents.
The group was founded by dissident officers from the Chadian army. FACT was organized as a merger of various rebel factions in March 2016, but quickly suffered internal divisions. The officers divided and organized the Military Command Council for the Salvation of the Republic (CCMSR). The current version of FACT was formed in April 2016.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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