April 7 (UPI) -- Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre has been released from a Senegal prison to his home for two months due to the coronovirus pandemic.
Senegal's justice ministry said Monday Habre was granted 60 days of home detention because the prison will be used to house inmates quarantined for COVID-19. Authorities also cited Habre's age and vulnerability to the disease as factors in granting him temporary release.