Former Chad PM arrested over alleged links to deadly clash2 days ago Share Save Paul Njie BBC News Share SaveAFP Succès Masra is a critic of President Mahamat Déby and called into question last year's election resultsChad's former prime minister and opposition leader, Succès Masra, has been arrested over alleged links to a clash which took place on Wednesday in the south west of the country, a public prosecutor has said. Masra is a fierce critic of President Mahamat Déby and claimed to have defeated him in elections last year. Masra said his victory had been stolen "from the people" although the official results said Déby had won with 61% of the vote. Masra briefly served as interim prime minister of the transitional government between January and May 2024. The military installed Déby as Chad's leader after his father, Idriss Déby Itno, was killed by rebels in 2021.