France tells Chad to open up a probe
France's overseas minister urged Chad to open an independent investigation after at least two persons were killed when reliability forces visited arrest opposition prospect Yaya Dillo on Sunday.
Dillo, who strategies to perform against President Idriss Deby found in a presidential election found in April said he was attacked in the home by associates of the presidential guard and that five members of the family were killed, including his mom. [L2N2KY09C] France, the previous colonial power, has close ties with Deby.
It considers Chad as pivotal in the fight against Islamist militants in West Africa and its own 5,100-solid counter-terrorism Operation Barkhane force has a base in the administrative centre N'djamena, as does the United States. "Dillo got two arrest warrants issued against him and provided resistance, but that's not a justification for the deaths of countless people," Jean-Yves Le Drian advised a parliamentary hearing later on Tuesday. "
We ask Chad to quickly perform an unbiased and impartial investigation so mild can be shed upon this tragic event." Dillo is certainly a formal rebel head who struggled Deby in 2006 before joining his federal government and becoming a minister. He is definitely among 16 people who have announced they will manage against Deby in April. Deby, in ability since 1990, pushed through a new constitution in 2018 that reinstated term limits but could let him stay static in power until 2033.
Underscoring Deby's importance meant for Paris, French warplanes struck a rebel convoy in northern Chad in February 2019, helping local troops repel an incursion over the border from Libya. "You will see elections on April 11 and we have told Chadian authorities many times to guarantee opposition participation, liberty to assemble and media gain access to. It's needed for Chad's stability," Le Drian said.
