Security Minister Ali Ahmat Aghabache signed the prohibition on 30 October, citing alleged failures to meet the legal requirements for declaring a demonstration and a risk of public disorder. The order warns organisers of prosecution for offences arising from any defiance of the ban.
The party submitted its request on 19 October for a peaceful march in N’Djamena from the Centenaire roundabout to city hall. Its stated demands included defending national sovereignty and clarifying foreign agreements following President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno’s visit to France.