Egypt pardons & releases jailed Chadian rebel
After several months in an Egyptian prison, Tom Erdimi, a Chadian rebel and nephew of former president Idriss Deby Itno, was pardoned and released.
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After several months in an Egyptian prison, Tom Erdimi, a Chadian rebel and nephew of former president Idriss Deby Itno, was pardoned and released.
A Chadian rebel imprisoned for several months in Egypt has been pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi before being released, his brother and the Chadian government told AFP on Wednesday.
The fate of Tom Erdimi, one of the leading opponents of the Déby family who has been imprisoned for over a year in Egypt, is a source of concern to parts of the Zaghawa community in N'Djamena.
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