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Chad's president signs pardon for 380 rebels sentenced to life in prison

Chadian army soldiers stand on a vehicle beside rebels from Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), who were captured along with their equipment during fighting in the north of the country, at the army headquarters in N'Djamena, Chad May 9, 2021 REUTERS - Oredje Narcisse

A group of 380 rebels handed life sentences over the 2021 death of former ruler Idriss Deby Itno have been pardoned, a statement from the president's office said Saturday.

More than 400 rebels had been sentenced Tuesday following a mass trial for "acts of terrorism, mercenarism, recruitment of child soldiers and assaulting the head of state".

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