Senegalese authorities re-arrested Chad's former President Hissene Habre after only a few hours of liberty on Saturday and said it would place the case for his extradition to Belgium before the African Union. Habre was released from Senegalese custody late on Friday after an Appeals Court said it did not have authority to rule on his extradition to Belgium to face charges of torture and political killings during his eight years in power in Chad. But police kept guard outside his house in the outskirts of Dakar until Saturday morning when he was detained once again and taken to the criminal investigations department. "Hissene Habre is being placed at the disposition of the president of the African Union from today," said an Interior Ministry statement read by his lawyer. "Hissene Habre has 48 hours to make an inventory of his goods and to comply with this order," according to the statement circulated by Reuters. Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade said last week he would consult the African Union on whether to hand over Habre. The former president, who has lived in exile in Senegal for the last 15 years, was detained last week on an international arrest warrant.
