N'DJAMENA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A death sentence passed by a Chadian court on former ruler Hissene Habre last week will not affect efforts to try Habre in Senegal, where he now lives, Chadian Justice Minister Jean Bawoyeu Alingue said on Tuesday. "This sentence is distinct from the affair for which he is being prosecuted and is pending before the Senegalese courts," Alingue told reporters in Chad's capital N'Djamena.

Senegal is preparing to try Habre on accusations of political killings and torture during his 1982-1990 rule. Senegal's justice minister said at the weekend the sentence may affect the Senegalese prosecution if it covered the same crimes. (Reporting by Moumine Ngarmbassa; writing by Alistair Thomson)

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