The Senegalese authorities who are holding him are using the the jail to quarantine COVID 19-infected inmates.

It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

Many might argue that Hissène Habré, who ran a brutal regime in Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990, doesn’t deserve a break.

They say has an old and infirm inmate he is being held in special quarters that won’t be used to quarantine infected prisoners.

Habré was sentenced four years ago by a special African Union Court to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity.

He was found guilty of ordering the torture, rape and killing of political opponents

The trial and his jail sentence are Senegal-based because of the emotions it will raise in Chad.

The Senegalese authorities have to explain where exactly Habré will be held, and how they will ensure that he comes back to his cell in July.

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