(Corrects the spelling of the name in paragraph 1 from Success Masra to Succes Masra)
N'DJAMENA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Chad's presidency said in a statement that President Mahamat Idriss Deby has pardoned his main rival and opposition leader Succes Masra, who has been in jail for more than a year for inciting violence and complicity to murder.
• Masra, a former prime minister, was sentenced to 20 years and fined 1 billion CFA francs ($1.77 million) last year in a trial that was criticized by human rights activists as politically motivated.
• Masra will be released in the coming days, the statement said, after the presidency agreed to a request for a pardon submitted by his attorneys.
• Masra was internationally recognized as the most vocal figure in the opposition. He will be freed along with eight other political figures, the statement said.
#presidency #success #reuters
N'DJAMENA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Chad's presidency said in a statement that President Mahamat Idriss Deby has pardoned his main rival and opposition leader Succes Masra, who has been in jail for more than a year for inciting violence and complicity to murder.
• Masra, a former prime minister, was sentenced to 20 years and fined 1 billion CFA francs ($1.77 million) last year in a trial that was criticized by human rights activists as politically motivated.
• Masra will be released in the coming days, the statement said, after the presidency agreed to a request for a pardon submitted by his attorneys.
• Masra was internationally recognized as the most vocal figure in the opposition. He will be freed along with eight other political figures, the statement said.
#presidency #success #reuters
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