Agence nationale de sécurité

The Agence nationale de sécurité (ANS) is the intelligence agency of the Republic of Chad. It is the successor of the Documentation and Security Directorate (DDS) which was created by the former President Hissène Habré. The current Director is Kogri Ahmed, who was appointed May 2013 by current President Idriss Déby.[1] While the ANS was not created as a law enforcement agency (those duties instead being done by the National Gendarmerie) they were given powers of arrest in 2017.[2]

Activities

The ANS has been active in fighting against Boko Haram.[3][4]

Criticism

The ANS has been accused of human rights violations, continuing the legacy left by the former DDS that it replaced.[5] Those detained by the ANS are unable to contact their family members or their lawyers, and frequently nobody is aware of their detention.[2] Critics maintain that the ANS is used as an armed wing of Déby's Patriotic Salvation Movement[6] rather than an independent organization focused on counter-terrorism.

References
  1. Mak. "TCHAD URGENT : DIRECTEUR DE L'ANS LIMOGE - Makaila, plume combattante et indépendante". Makaila, plume combattante et indépendante (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  2. "Tchad 2017/2018". www.amnesty.org (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  3. "Sécurité au Tchad : le réveil de l'ANS – JeuneAfrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  4. Kodmadjingar, André. "Boko Haram : Le Conseil de sécurité discute avec les autorités tchadiennes à N'Djamena". VOA (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  5. "Tchad: pour Ahmet Mahamat Bachir, l'ANS agit en toute légalité - RFI". RFI Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  6. "Politique : l'opposition en appelle à la solidarité des Tchadiens contre l'ANS". Tchadinfos.com (in French). 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
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