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French citizen linked to Madagascar assassination plot

Publish date: 26 July 2021
Issue Number: 932
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: General

A French national is among six people arrested on suspicion of involvement in a plot to kill President Andry Rajoelina in Madagascar. His adviser, Patrick Rajoelina, told Reuters that two of the six suspects had previously worked in the French military. A report on the News24 site notes that he said unspecified measures had been taken to tighten the President's security: ‘The evidence is tangible and we certainly do not take this lightly.’ Attorney-General Rodellys Randrianarison said the arrests were made following a lengthy investigation. The French Foreign Affairs Ministry said it had been informed of the French nationals' arrests and that they could get consular help if they asked for it.

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