Chad: Names of the heads of the Direction de la documentation et de la sécurité (DDS) under Hissen Habré (1982-1992)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TCD29390.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Chad: Names of the heads of the Direction de la documentation et de la sécurité (DDS) under Hissen Habré (1982-1992), 1 May 1998, TCD29390.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac0466.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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In 1987 and 1989, Korei Guini, Habré's nephew, was the head of President Hissen Habré's secret police, the Direction de la documentation et de la sécurité (DDS) (Africa Confidential 15 Dec. 1989, 7; ibid., 7 July 1989, 5). A letter faxed to the Research Directorate by the leader of the Mouvement pour la Democratie et le Developpement (MDD) corroborates this information adding that Guini Korei now lives in Benin (12 May 1998). MDD also lists the following as former members of the DDS: President Idriss Deby; Ibrahim Mahamat Idno, Deby's brother, was reportedly in charge of the DDS, he then became Minister of the Interior but was later "eliminated" by Habré; Ibrahim Djidah, director of National Security, maternal cousin of Habré; Omar Kachalami, former member of the DDS but currently Minister for Defense; and AbdelRahman Moussa, Chad's ambassador to Nigeria, former director of the DDS.
A 4 May 1990 issue of Africa Confidential states that Hamed Allati was head of the DDS in 1990 but Amnesty International states that Mahamat Fadil, who was arrested in November 1996, is a former director of the DDS (Mar. 1997, 6). Amnesty International does not specify whether Mahamat Fadil is related to Hissen Habré.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Africa Confidential [London]. 4 May 1990. Vol. 31. No. 9. "Chad Operation Rezzou."
_____. 15 December 1989. Vol. 30. No. 25. "Chad: The Threat from Darfur."
_____. 7 July 1989. Vol. 30. No. 14. "Chad: The Warlords Return."
Amnesty International. March 1997. Chad: Hope Betrayed. (AI Index: AFR 20.04/97).
Mouvement Pour la Democratie et le Developpement (MDD). 12 May 1998. Letter received by fax.
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International. 1989-1992. Amnesty International Reports 1991-1994. New York: Amnesty International USA.
Country File. Chad. 1991-1998.
Country File: Nigeria. Amnesty International urgent action reports. 1990-1998.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1990-1993. 1989-1993. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
La Lettre de la FIDH [Paris]. 9 January - 24 December 1992-1993. Nos. 425-518.