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Two French people arrested in Madagascar on suspicion of planning the assassination of the president

2021-07-22T10:54:34.295Z


The Malagasy Taratra agency, under the supervision of the Ministry of Communication, informs that the two French arrested, Philippe F. and Paul R.,


The Madagascan prosecutor's office announced that it had foiled an assassination attempt on President Andry Rajoelina, and arrested several "foreign and Malagasy" people.

Among these arrested people are two French, we learned Thursday from a diplomatic source.

"Several foreign and Malagasy nationals were arrested Tuesday as part of an investigation for attacking state security," Attorney General Berthine Razafiarivony told reporters Wednesday evening.

"According to the material evidence in our possession, these individuals have devised a plan for the elimination and neutralization of various Malagasy personalities including the head of state", added the prosecutor, without further clarification either on this evidence or on the circumstances. of these arrests.

"At this stage of the investigation which continues, the general prosecutor's office ensures that all light will be shed on this case," she added.

Already a foiled assassination attempt

The Malagasy Taratra agency, under the supervision of the Ministry of Communication, informed that the two French arrested, Philippe F. and Paul R., would be retired former officers.

During the celebration of Madagascar's independence day, on June 26, the gendarmerie had already announced that it had foiled an assassination attempt on the Secretary of State in charge of the gendarmerie, the right-hand man of the president, General Richard Ravalomanana .

One of the poorest countries in the world, Madagascar has experienced many serious political crises for 20 years.

The Big Island has been almost locked since the Covid-19 pandemic, and the famine is currently hitting a region in the south of the country head-on.

Source: leparis

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