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Chadian security forces arrested former Prime Minister and opposition leader Succès Masra at his residence in N’Djamena on Friday. Masra, the head of Chad’s main opposition party, Les Transformateurs (The Transformers), was detained in the early hours of May 16. His arrest follows intercommunal violence in Logone Occidental province that left at least 42 people dead on May 14. Masra, 41, is currently being held by judicial police in N’Djamena, with access to legal counsel. The government maintains that Masra’s arrest is part of efforts to hold accountable those responsible for the May 14 violence in Mandakao village. According to public prosecutor Oumar Mahamat Kedelaye, Masra is being accused of inciting hatred and violence through social media posts allegedly connected to the clashes.
Human Rights Watch has called for Masra’s immediate release unless authorities can substantiate the charges. Les Transformateurs described Masra’s arrest as an abduction, stating it was carried out “outside any known judicial procedures and in blatant violation of the civil and political rights guaranteed by the constitution”.
Tensions have been mounting since the May 2024 presidential election, in which Masra ran against incumbent Mahamat Idriss Déby. Déby assumed power in 2021 after the battlefield death of his father, longtime President Idriss Déby Itno. Masra, initially appointed prime minister in January 2024 in a move to ease political tensions, resigned shortly after the contested election.
“The Chadian government should be seeking ways to dialogue with the political opposition,” said HRW’s Central Africa Director, Lewis Mudge, “rather than shutting them down through the use of intimidation and violence.”
The Chadian government’s history of violently suppressing opposition is well-documented. In October 2022, security forces killed and injured scores of demonstrators during anti-government protests, later detaining hundreds and subjecting many to abuse in remote prisons. In February 2024, Socialist Party leader Yaya Dillo was killed during a security raid on his party’s headquarters; the incident remains officially unexplained.
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Human Rights Watch has called for Masra’s immediate release unless authorities can substantiate the charges. Les Transformateurs described Masra’s arrest as an abduction, stating it was carried out “outside any known judicial procedures and in blatant violation of the civil and political rights guaranteed by the constitution”.
Tensions have been mounting since the May 2024 presidential election, in which Masra ran against incumbent Mahamat Idriss Déby. Déby assumed power in 2021 after the battlefield death of his father, longtime President Idriss Déby Itno. Masra, initially appointed prime minister in January 2024 in a move to ease political tensions, resigned shortly after the contested election.
“The Chadian government should be seeking ways to dialogue with the political opposition,” said HRW’s Central Africa Director, Lewis Mudge, “rather than shutting them down through the use of intimidation and violence.”
The Chadian government’s history of violently suppressing opposition is well-documented. In October 2022, security forces killed and injured scores of demonstrators during anti-government protests, later detaining hundreds and subjecting many to abuse in remote prisons. In February 2024, Socialist Party leader Yaya Dillo was killed during a security raid on his party’s headquarters; the incident remains officially unexplained.
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