Chad: When Compensation Replaces Justice – An Illusory Peace
By: Charilogone Editorial StaffA peace agreement signed in Mandakaou and Orégomel between representatives of the Foulbé and Ngambaye communities, providing for compensation of 2,500,000 CFA francs per victim, has sparked outrage. The Chadian press describes this "false agreement" as a mere smokescreen masking a series of serious crimes, disguised as simple intercommunal conflicts.
This method of management is not new. In Ouaddaï, after the Molou massacre, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno personally paid 13 million CFA francs per victim, amidst a chilling institutional silence. No public debate, no investigation, no sanctions.
Instead of justice, the regime seems to be opting for the purchase of silence. A well-established mechanism: compensation is paid to appease, without acknowledgment of responsibility. The real culprits circulate freely while others, like Dr. Succès Masra, remain in detention. The result: impunity for some, political conspiracy for others.
Peace is not decreed through controls. It is built through the acknowledgment of wrongdoing, impartial investigations, and just punishments. Otherwise, every victim becomes a number, every crime a secret, and every peace a mirage.
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