Chad: Whether Ngarlejy Yorongar was in detention on 2 June 1998; the date of his first arrests and when his trial commenced
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TCD32848.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Chad: Whether Ngarlejy Yorongar was in detention on 2 June 1998; the date of his first arrests and when his trial commenced, 1 October 1999, TCD32848.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad7d6c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Ngarlejy Yorongar was arrested and detained on 3 June 1998 for having defamed the President of the Republic and the President of the National Assembly (FAR 30 Sept. 30 1999; AFP 4 Feb. 1999; Africa Research Bulletin June 1998, 13152). His case was first heard on 5 June 1998 (FAR 30 Sept. 1999; Inter-Parliamentary Union 12 Sept. 1998, 1). He was sentenced to a term of three years in prison and a fine of 500, 000 CFA francs on 20 June 1998 (ibid.; AI 3 Aug. 1999). Although the Appeal Court in N'Djamena upheld the three year sentence on 24 December 1998 (FAR 30 Sept. 1999; AFP 4 Feb. 1999), he was released by presidential decree on 4 February 1999 (ibid.).
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.
Africa Research Bulletin [London]. June 1998. Vol. 30, No 6. "Chad: Deputy Arrested."
Agence France Presse (AFP). 4 February 1999. "Tchad-politique: le député tchadien Ngarledjy Yorongar " (NEXIS)
Amnesty International. (AI). 3 August 1998. Chad: Freedom of Expression Again Under Attack. (AI Index: ASA 20/09/98).
Fédération d'action pour la RépubliqueFAR, N'jamana. 30 Septembre 1999. Telephone interview with the president, also member of Chadian parliament and chairman of la Fondation pour le respect des lois et des libertés FORELLI (the Foundation for the Respect of Laws and Liberty).
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). 12 September 1999. "Case No CHD/01 Ngarlejy YorongarChad."