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Chad prosecutor seeks 25 years' jail for opposition leader

Chadian opposition leader and former Prime Minister Succès Masra during a rally in Ndjamena, Chad, on 10 March 2024. © Carol Valade/RFI

Chad's state prosecutors requested Friday a 25-year jail sentence for opposition leader Succès Masra, who is on trial accused of inciting a massacre.

"Since a life sentence is ruled out, we demand 25 years in prison for Masra and his co-defendants," chief prosecutor Louapambe Mahouli Bruno told the court.

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