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During the first days of the trial, Hissène Habré refused to cooperate and every day was forcibly brought to the Palace of Justice. The victims did not lose hope of speaking. “We have come to Dakar to look the dictator in the eyes,” said the victims, “who has the honor of hearing our testimonies, the courage to face their judges, to respond to the accusations. We want to ask him why we were jailed and tortured, why our relatives were killed. ” | During the first days of the trial, Hissène Habré refused to cooperate and every day was forcibly brought to the Palace of Justice. The victims did not lose hope of speaking. “We have come to Dakar to look the dictator in the eyes,” said the victims, “who has the honor of hearing our testimonies, the courage to face their judges, to respond to the accusations. We want to ask him why we were jailed and tortured, why our relatives were killed. ” | ||
On April 7, 2020, he was released for a period of 60 days from prison to remain under house arrest for cases related to the coronavirus pandemic and Habré's advanced age.There was enormous dissatisfaction with the release of said war criminal, the president of Senegal himself reassured the victims alleging that his position has no power to pardon Habre, since he was listed as an international convict. On June 7, his term expired and he returned to his cell. | |||
==Several notable survivors== | ==Several notable survivors== | ||