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Chad opposition party says former prime minister Masra ‘abducted’ from his home
- Succès Masra, who previously served as prime minister and leads the main opposition party in Chad, was taken into custody early on May 16, 2025, at his home in the Gassi district of N'Djamena.
- After returning from exile in 2022, Masra was named prime minister at the beginning of 2024 to help calm opposition unrest, but he stepped down shortly following the disputed presidential election in May 2024.
- Authorities allege that Masra provoked tensions and unrest through messages shared on social media, which are connected to an intercommunal conflict on May 14 in Logone Occidental that resulted in 42 deaths.
- Public prosecutor Oumar Mahamat Kedelaye reported that messages spreading on social media urged citizens to take up arms, and Masra is under investigation for charges including incitement to hatred, complicity in murder, and desecration of graves.
- Masra's detention has raised concerns about shrinking political space and increased repression against opposition parties in Chad under President Mahamat Idriss Deby's government.
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HRW calls for immediate release of Chad opposition leader amid crackdown on dissent
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, w…
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News24Chad: Ex-PM Masra arrested over deadly clashes
Succes Masra has been detained over the alleged incitement of protests that have resulted in the deaths of dozens. The former prime minister has been an outspoken opponent of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno.
Chad's prosecutor launches investigation into former PM Masra
N'DJAMENA - Chad's prosecutor said on Friday an investigation has been launched into Succes Masra, the former prime minister and current opposition leader, for alleged involvement in a clash in which dozens were killed this week. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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