Chad: East-PM Masrara arrested on deadly clashes | world News
The former Prime Minister of Chad, Success Masara, was arrested on Friday for allegedly instigating hatred, resulting in dozens of deaths earlier this week.While Masar’s party said that he was “kidnapped” by the judicial police on Friday morning, Public Prosecutor Omar Mahamat Kedelai said that the earlier premiere of Chad was being investigated on the allegations that included hatred and rebellion, including complications in murder and impurity of graves.What else did the prosecutor say about Masar’s arrest?The prosecutor said that the investigation by the judicial police pointed out the participation in a clash of Masar, in which 42 people were killed in the Logon Oxidantal, most of the women and children of the South -West province on Wednesday.The prosecutor said, “This alleged participation provoked the population against the community living in the same area. Messages were broadcast, especially on social networks, the population was called to divide themselves against other citizens.”Meanwhile, Masara’s opposition transformers party said in a statement that his leader was “kidnapped” in his residence and “expressed deep concern over the brutal action taken outside any known judicial processes and deeply concerned about violation of civil and political rights guaranteed by the Constitution.”What is the political crisis in Chad?In 2022, Masra went into exile when the military government suspended its party and six others in a clampdown on civil disturbance on the decision to expand their rule for two more years by President Mahamat Idris Debbie Itno. Over 60 people were killed in unrest, which the government said was “an attempt of a coup”.After returning to Chad, Masar was appointed Prime Minister in January 2024 in an attempt to appeal to the opposition four months before the presidential election.Masar, who served as Chad Prime Minister from January to May 2024, faced Debbie in the presidential elections a year ago.One of the most vocal opponents of Debbie, he won 18.5% of the votes, while Alambi achieved 61.3%.But Masar cried foul alleging electoral fraud.While Muslims are prominent in the huge Sahara desert and the dry Sahel region in the north and center of Chad is a large extent Christians and animals to the south of the country. Masar belongs to the Nakamba subgroup of all the people who traditionally live in the Southern Chad and between whom the former Prime Minister receives wide support.
