The Chadian chief prosecutor has asked that six French nationals on trial for attempting to kidnap more than 100 African children serve between seven and 11 years behind bars, reports said Wednesday, according to DPA. "I don't have a single doubt that the accused are guilty," Beassoum Ben Ngassoro said in court in the Chadian capital Ndjamena, according to French broadcaster RFI. The closely-watched trial is expected to wrap up Wednesday. But no matter what the verdict or sentence, the six employees of French charity L'Arche de Zoe (Zoe's Ark) could serve their prison terms in France as per a deal between the two countries. The prosecutor also demanded the accused pay 88,000 dollars in damages for each child they allegedly attempted to ferry out - in all more than 9 million dollars. The members of L'Arche de Zoe were arrested in late October as they attempted to resettle to Europe 103 children they said were Darfuri orphans. Further investigations showed the children had lived with at least one parent and did not hail from Sudan's troubled region. They told the court they had been misled by Chadian intermediaries facilitating the move. The scandal has soured Franco-Chadian relations, with French President Nicolas Sarkozy's call to have the six tried in France sparking outrage and protests on the streets of Ndjamena. Three Chadians and a Sudanese refugee are being tried for complicity.
