Abstract
This chapter focuses on Belgium, which initiated pursuit of Hissène Habré under universal jurisdiction laws. Under Belgium's universal jurisdiction statute, Belgian investigative judge Daniel Fransen led the investigation into crimes committed by Habré's regime. In connection with this investigation, he spent ten to twelve days in Chad in 2004 and testified about this experience before the Extraordinary African Chambers (EAC). Judge Fransen explains that ‘all investigative acts were carried out by the Chadian investigative judge or Chadian investigating officers, with the presence and assistance of the Belgian staff’. These investigative materials were transmitted to the EAC Prosecutor in April of 2013. The chapter then presents an excerpt of Judge Fransen's testimony before the EAC, in which he answered questions from Habré's court-appointed lawyer, Mounir Ballal.
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