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Chad reintroduces death penalty with anti-terror law


In the face of a wave of deadly attacks of Boko Haram in Chad as a tough draft anti-terrorism law was passed, only six months after the cancellation of the death penalty to restore.


One of the city's crowded market, a single month, including a suicide bombing after suffering, N'Djamena, Chad's security has been increased in recent weeks.

It is already begging, a ban on the full Islamic veil ban, and the local authorities in the capital on Thursday.

Government bills that can be used to limit freedom of opposition and rights activists have raised fears, and lawmakers offer a lot more of them, taking tougher sanctions and more power to the police in case of suspected terrorism.

The current maximum of 20 years to life for the crime of terrorism in the most serious cases, death Beyond the weak, and to increase penalties, and long suspected of renewable twice, will be increased from 48 hours to 30 days can be held by police without charge.

Ocefr law, including the cessation of zero to 146 votes against, with, was passed unanimously by the House of Representatives on Thursday. It's about 40 or so MPs were absent, but the National Assembly, President Idriss Deby Itno, who has been in power since 1990, led by the ruling party influence.



N'Djamena in the wake of a suicide attack on army and police forces guarding the ...

Nigerian militants N'Djamena in Chad to fight a major regional offensive launched in early 2015 helped lead, and now more efficient new task force headquarters, in the face of a new wave of attacks that have been made are set to host a multinational.

- Boko Haram's "surprise" -

He is the leader of the opposition, Saleh announced Kebzabo with the law "relatively satisfied", and the excessively vague definition of terrorism in an article for the Congress revised ridiculed.

The final draft of this provision is added to protect freedom and human rights.

The fight against Boko Haram, "Chadian government's unexpected" and for next year to come, as well as the "organization able to sit before the presidential election," adding that it was before Kebzabo said: "No one wants to terrorism".



Read a banner in the south-east "Boko Haram, Niger is no future for the bus ..."

In June 2005, in a controversial referendum WAKE is adopted, which is a constitutional amendment, abolishing the limit of two terms of five years. Was re-elected in 2006 and again in Itno 2011.

15 killed in Chad, N'Djamena in June, a suicide attack hit a school and a police building, killing 38 people, has taken steps to increase security, and is again in July.

Thursday, N'Djamena two girls who had been begging the authorities to ban begging in the capital after a week in neighboring Cameroon to blow themselves up.

With 35 percent of Christians - - 53 per cent of the Muslim population, in a country where the ban on the veil, the burqa, which covers the face, including provoked mixed reactions.

Tougher in Africa for the first time, but Cameroon, Niger and various areas has to follow suit.

Thursday, Saturday and also allowed to stay open until midnight, when the public holidays, except for the day before, closing at 10:00, Ali Harun times mayor of N'Djamena.

Cameroon, 12-year-old girl suicide bomber at the border from N'Djamena, which is located in the south-west of Maroua in a bar, on a Saturday night, 20 people were killed in the attack.

And it is reported that hundreds of people were arrested in N'Djamena alone, with the arrest in recent months attacked and killed by security forces.

Amnesty International "total impunity" in Chad condemn the serious violations of human rights taking place.

"It's human rights defenders, journalists and harassment, intimidation and arbitrary arrest and detention of trade union," the London-based human rights organization said in its annual report for 2014-2015.

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