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Chad opposition leader Success Masra sentenced to 20 years over deadly May clashes
Former Chad PM Success Masra gets 20 years in prison for alleged role in Chad’s May clashes, a verdict he denies and vows to appeal.
Chad's former PM and opposition leader sentenced to 20 years
Chad's former Prime Minister and opposition leader Succes Masra has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he was convicted of disseminating racist and xenophobic messages that incited violence, his lawyer told Reuters on Saturday.
Chad's opposition leader sentenced to 20 years in prison for inciting violence
Chad's criminal court has sentenced former prime minister and opposition leader Success Masra to 20 years in prison. The charges include incitement to hatred and revolt and complicity in murder.
Chad court jails ex-PM, opposition leader for 20 years
A court in Chad jailed former prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra for 20 years Saturday, convicting him of hate speech, xenophobia and having incited a massacre.
Chad opposition leader hit with 20-year prison sentence and $1.7m fine in landmark case
The conviction came on charges of incitement to hatred and revolt, and complicity in murder, tied to a deadly clash between herders and farmers in May of this year in Logone Occidental, an incident that resulted in dozens of fatalities.
Chadian Opposition Leader Succès Masra Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
Former Chadian Prime Minister and prominent opposition figure Succès Masra has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined 1 billion CFA francs (approximately $1.6 million) after being convicted of disseminating “hateful and xenophobic messages” and complicity in murder.
Chad ex-PM jailed for 20 years for inciting violence
Masra was arrested on May 16, 2025, two days after inter-community violence that left more
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