{The lawyers of imprisoned former Chadian leader Hissene Habr\u00e9 have lodged a complaint against the medical officials of the special jail where their client is being held.}<\/p>\n
Local media quoted sources on Sunday as saying that the complaint was lodged on Friday after news filtered that Mr Habr\u00e9\u2019s health was deteriorating in jail.<\/p>\n
He is alleged to have suffered heart attacks twice over the last week.<\/p>\n
The lawyers argue that the ailment was due to the authority given by President Macky Sall for the trial to proceed.<\/p>\n
The lawyers also accused the Dakar government of being manipulated by the French and Dutch governments by \u201cforcing\u201d their client to appear in court \u201cagainst all odds\u201d.<\/p>\n
The incident follows a June 3 scuffle when Mr Habr\u00e9 allegedly attempted to resist appearance for the first time before the special court.<\/p>\n
Dodging trial<\/p>\n
Mr Habr\u00e9 was finally overpowered and appeared before the court, but refused to answer questions asked by judges of the AU-backed court in a bid to ascertain his identity.<\/p>\n
The former leader was allegedly acting upon the instructions of his lawyers, sources said.<\/p>\n
Following the failure to have him respond to any of the questions, the court adjourned his case to July 20.<\/p>\n
Mr Habr\u00e9 has been held in jail for nearly two years after successfully dodging trial since he was overthrown in a military coup in 1990.<\/p>\n
He is being pursued for crimes against humanity and for assassinating about 40,000 of his opponents while was in power between 1982 and 1990.<\/p>\n
Mr Habr\u00e9 has always denied the charges and insisted that even his successor, President Idris Deby and many others, were guilty of similar charges and should be dragged to court.<\/p>\n
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