Authorities in France and Romania say they have arrested five men in
connection with the murder of the son of Chadian President Idriss Deby.
Brahim
Deby was found dead in July 2007, in the underground parking garage of
his suburban Paris apartment building. Officials said he had been
suffocated with chemicals from a fire extinguisher.
French
officials say they have four of the suspects in their custody, while
the fifth was arrested in Romania and will be extradited to France.
French police say the motive for the killing does not appear to have anything to do with politics.
Brahim
Deby was convicted in June 2006 of drug possession and for illegally
carrying a weapon. A French court gave him a six-month suspended jail
sentence.
Following the conviction, President Deby fired his son from the position of presidential advisor.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.