The Chadian government has condemned in a statement issued by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and African Integration the assassination of Mohammed Basher head of the Justice and Equality Movement, and his deputy, Arko Dahiya The statement has asserted that the heinous incident was committed in the Chadian territory not far from the border with Sudan when the two victims were on their way to their bases in Darfur, adding that the two assassinated leaders have returned from Qatar after they have signed the Doha peace agreement on the 6 th of last April . The statement added that the incident was no doubt targeting the peace process in Sudan because the two leaders have signed the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, pointing out that Chad is a member of the Commission for Monitoring the implementation of the Doha agreement headed by Qatar and includes the United Nations, the African Union, the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the European Union, and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Egypt . The statement of the Chadian foreign Ministry indicated that the Chad regrets the loss of the two assassinated leaders and calls on the monitoring commission and the international community to strongly punish the perpetrators . The statement has also called on members of the Justice and Equality Movement to maintain the same will for the continuation of dialogue and reconciliation to which its assassinated leaders committed to until reaching a final peace in Darfur
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