Jul
20
2012
By ielr
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a decision stating that Senegal must, "without delay," try Hissene Habre, the ex-leader of Chad who is currently under house arrest in Senegal. Prior to being ousted from power in 2005, Mr. Habre stands accused of killing and torturing tens of thousands of his opponents during his time in power. If Senegal does not try Mr. Habre, the ICJ insisted that he be extradited to Belgium instead. Senegal has rejected multiple extradition requests from Belgium in the past regarding Mr. Habre.