High security trial for dr succès masra at Chad’s supreme court

Chad’s Supreme Court in N’Djamena is under heavy security today, with personnel from the national guard, gendarmerie, and police enforcing strict access controls.

Entry into the court complex is tightly regulated, and multiple journalists along with camera crews have been denied access to the hearing room.

a tightly controlled judicial hearing

The public hearing is taking place in a modest chamber within the Supreme Court, away from general observers. It brings together the court’s president and a team of nearly a dozen lawyers representing Dr. Succès Masra, leader of Les Transformateurs party.

focus on the cassation appeal

This session centers on the cassation appeal filed against the August 9, 2025 ruling by the criminal chamber of the Appeals Court, which sentenced Dr. Succès Masra to 20 years in prison.