War crimes trial of Chad's Habre to go ahead in Senegal
Source: Reuters
War crimes trial of Chad's Habre to go ahead in Senegal
BY DIADIE BA
DAKAR Fri Feb 13, 2015 6:00pm EST
(Reuters) - There is enough evidence to put Chad's deposed strongman Hissene Habre on trial for crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture, judges in Senegal ruled on Friday, according to a statement from the special tribunal set up to handle his case.
Habre, 72, was detained in Senegal in 2013 after living in exile there since he was overthrown in a coup more than two decades earlier.
Human rights groups hold him responsible for the torture or killing of up to 40,000 people during the eight years he led Chad, an impoverished central African oil producing country.
Senegal, under pressure from the International Court of Justice and campaign groups, set up a special body within the justice system known as the Extraordinary African Chambers to look into the allegations.
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