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The former president and his lawyers say the court does not have the power to judge him. They also said they would
not take part in the trial. But officials forced Mr. Habre to attend the hearing on Monday.
The court is expected to hear from 100 witnesses during the trial.
Rights groups and a Chad government committee accuse the former president of being responsible for more than
40,000 political killings. Mr. Habre led the country between 1982 and 1990. In 1990, he was ousted by Chads current
leader, Idriss Deby, and fled to Senegal.
Japanese company apologizes for using US soldiers as slave laborers
Officials from Japans Mitsubishi Corporation have apologized for the companys use of American prisoners of war as
slave laborers during World War II.
Company official Hikaru Kimura apologized to 94-year-old former prisoner James Murphy during a public ceremony
Sunday in Los Angeles, California. Earlier, he apologized to Mr. Murphy privately.
James Murphy was one of about 900 prisoners of war who were forced to work in company-owned mines and
industrial centers during the war. He said he and others had waited 70 years for the apology.
About 12,000 American prisoners of war were used as slave laborers by the Japanese government and private
companies. Thousands of them died. The Japanese government has apologized for using the Americans as forced
laborers. The apology by Mitsubishi is the first ever by a Japanese company.
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