Senegal, Chad sign agreement allowing probe of former Chad dictator

[JURIST] Senegal Justice Minister Aminate Toure and Chadian Justice Minister Jean-Bernard Badare signed an agreement Friday allowing Senegalese judges to carry out investigations in Chad in preparation for the prosecution of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The agreement [UPI report] allows for Senegalese judges to travel to Chad, speak with witnesses, visit former prisons and do whatever else is necessary to investigate charges against Habre. Senegal and the African Union (AU) [official website] signed an...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/05/senegal-chad-sign-agreement-allowing-probe-of-former-chad-dictator.php

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