Chad’s former prime minister and opposition leader arrested for 'inciting hatred'

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Chad’s former prime minister and opposition leader arrested for 'inciting hatred'  Succès Masra's opposition party, the Tranformers, says he's been kidnapped and are demanding his unconditional release.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/16/chads-former-prime-minister-and-opposition-leader-arrested-for-inciting-hatred  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Chad's former Prime Minister and Opposition leader, Suksem Masra, was arrested early on

00:05Friday morning at his home in Garci, a district of the capital in Jemena.

00:09Surveillance footage shows the leader of the Transformers Party being taken away by a squad

00:14of armed men.

00:15He's been accused of inciting hatred and in connection with deadly clashes in the southwest

00:20of the country.

00:21His party said he'd been kidnapped and are demanding his unconditional release.

00:25Heavily armed men in military fatigues broke into the residence and proceeded to abduct

00:36the president of the Transformers Party, who is also a former Prime Minister, Dr. Asyongar

00:42Suksem Masra.

00:44The Transformers, a party that has always advocated peaceful civic engagement, wishes to express

00:50its deep concern over this brutal action, carried out outside of any known legal procedure

00:57and in blatant violation of civil and political rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

01:06Later in the day, a public prosecutor explained why Masra, a fierce critic of President Mohamed

01:12Debi, had been arrested.

01:19You may recall that following the attack that took place on the 14th of May in Mandiago,

01:25a village some 18 kilometers from Bainanmar in the province of Legon Occidental, investigations

01:32conducted by the judicial police revealed the involvement of Mr. Asyongar Suksem Masra.

01:39His alleged involvement incited the population against a community living in the area.

01:45Messages were circulated, particularly on social media, calling on people to arm themselves

01:51against fellow citizens.

01:56Wednesday's violent clashes are believed to have been triggered by a land dispute between

02:01herders and local communities.

02:03At least 41 people were killed and more than 80 others have been detained.

02:07But now Masra, who came second in last year's elections, is calling on his supporters to

02:13remain calm.

02:14The

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