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'''Saleh Younous''' (January 1, 1949 in Faya-Largeau, French Chad) | {{Stub}}{{Villain Infobox | ||
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'''Saleh Younous''' (January 1, 1949 in Faya-Largeau, French Chad), is a war criminal he was the first director of the Directorate of Documentation and Security (DDS), which served from April 1983 to May 30, 1987. Under the repressive regime of [[Hissène Habré]], also sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes of against humanity and torture in Senegalese jurisdictions. | |||
Furthermore, Younous was named by several victims as the material author of acts of torture. | |||
In 1990, Habré was removed from power and [[exile]]d to Senegal. That same year, President [[Idriss Déby]] created a national commission of inquiry, the report of which was published in May 1992, after 17 months of work. | |||
In 1990, Habré was removed from power and | |||
In 2000, the victims filed a complaint in the Chadian courts, among the defendants was Saleh Younous, Chad only tried him when things changed in 2014, due to a parallel procedure before the Extraordinary Chambers of Africa within Senegalese jurisdictions. | In 2000, the victims filed a complaint in the Chadian courts, among the defendants was Saleh Younous, Chad only tried him when things changed in 2014, due to a parallel procedure before the Extraordinary Chambers of Africa within Senegalese jurisdictions. | ||
N'Djaména won a legal battle against the Extraordinary African Chambers | N'Djaména won a legal battle against the Extraordinary African Chambers. | ||
Younous "claimed" that President Hissène Habré "never attended the interrogations", that some victims contradicted each other and never went to the DDS facilities. I never stopped or gave the order to kill. I have defended my country against the Libyan Invasion. | Younous "claimed" that President Hissène Habré "never attended the interrogations", that some victims contradicted each other and never went to the DDS facilities. I never stopped or gave the order to kill. I have defended my country against the Libyan Invasion. | ||
Along with six other security officers under the command of Hissène Habré, Saleh Younous was sentenced in 2015 to life imprisonment for | Along with six other security officers under the command of Hissène Habré, Saleh Younous was sentenced in 2015 to life imprisonment for torture and murder, Condemnation serving in djamena. | ||
[[Category:War Criminal]] | |||
[[Category:African Villains]] | |||
[[Category:Chad]] | |||
[[Category:Living Villains]] | |||
[[Category:Imprisoned]] | |||
[[Category:Political]] | |||
[[Category:Corrupt Officials]] |