Chad’s opposition demands release of detained members, activists - May 13, 2024
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Chad’s opposition Transformers party of Prime Minister Succes Masra is demanding the immediate release of party members and activists arrested over the weekend by Chadian security. The French News Agency (AFP) reports that 67 activists were arrested on allegations of forgery and using false documents during last week’s presidential election. Military junta leader and interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was declared winner with 61.03 percent. Ndolembai Njesad, Transformers’ Vice President for Political Affairs and the Diaspora, tells VOA’s James Butty, the 179 arrested activists were carrying out their constitutional duty to observe the election
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