Chad: Dispatches - You're Not the Victim Here, Mr Habré

press release

He stood up, he shouted, he waved his arms about... but everything he did just reminded everyone in the courtroom that he's not in charge anymore and doesn't call the shots.

This morning saw the dramatic re-opening of the trial against Chad's former president, Hissène Habré, here at the Extraordinary African Chambers in Dakar, Senegal. After an adjournment of 45 days so court-appointed lawyers could familiarize themselves with the case and play an effective role in ensuring a fair trial (his own lawyers refused to appear), it was like six and a half weeks had never happened.

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