Nearly 300 protesters are released after the macro trial for the October protests in Chad

MADRID, 4 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The joint trial against the 401 detainees in the Koro Toro prison in Chad during the protests on October 20, in which at least 50 people lost their lives and 300 were injured, ended this Saturday, with almost 300 protesters released .

The judicial process has not had lawyers, after the Council of the Bar Association of the country denounced the procedural errors and the refusal of the Government to transfer them under what conditions the accused had been transferred to the prison located 600 kilometers from the capital , as collected by Radio France International.

The news was released this Saturday, when judicial sources reported that the judicial team appointed by the authorities had to try this Saturday those detained who were not linked to the demonstrations, reports the same outlet.

The same source of information has reported that a total of 82 minors out of the 401 detainees have been returned to N'Djamena, the country's capital.

The protests, which according to international organizations claimed the lives of at least 50 people and injured 300, erupted after the junta decided to extend the mandate of Mahamat Idriss Déby for another two years, who initially planned to step down to return power to a civil government.

Chad's junta leader has previously described those protests as an "organized insurrection" supported by "foreign powers" and has accused protesters of "cold-blooded killing of civilians and murdering members of the security forces" with an eye toward generating a "civil war.