Chad’s government says it has pardoned and released 380 rebels who had been serving life sentences over the death of former President Idriss Déby.
He was killed two years ago after going to the front line to fight rebels from a group known as Front for Change and Concord in Chad.
In March more than 400 rebels were sentenced in a mass trial for acts of terrorism, recruitment of child soldiers and assaulting the head of state.
Most were pardoned by the former president’s son – Mahamat Idriss Déby – who took office after his father’s death.
The pardon did not apply to the rebel leader, Mahamat Mahdi Ali, who is on the run.
