Former President of Lifetime of Work Force

Former President of Lifetime of Work Force




Former President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana.



Former President of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana who lives in exile, Saturday (08/28/2010), sentenced to hard labor for life for their part in the incident known as the murder of February 7, 2009.



"Ravalomanana has djatuhi sentence without his presence to forced labor for life for murder and additional murders," said Hanitra Razafimanantsoa, pegacara president who imposed it, who is in exile in South Africa since March 2009.



On February 7, 2009, presidential guards had been fired without warning on a crowd of people who are doing the course to the presidency that killed at least 30 people and wounding more than 100 people.



Of the 18 people accused in court together, which happened this week in the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo, 14 people have been sentenced to hard labor for life.



The defendants defended by two lawyers Assessor after they decided to walk out at the beginning of the examination by reason of "striking violation of human rights lawyers," said Razafimanantsoa. He added that he and his client have not decided whether they will appeal.



"For him it was not a decision that was taken seriously for a court system that has been assisted by the regime."



"The goal is to punish him so that he can not go back to Madagascar and stand in the upcoming election."



The trial had been making waves in the capital with the supporters and opponents of the president who dropped it is present in large numbers in court.



February 2009 assassination triggered when the current ruler of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina-time mayor of Antananarivo, but the claim will lead the country's prime minister-designate a thousand supporters who want to be placed in the presidency.



Island in the Indian Ocean that has been mired in political crisis since late 2008. The crisis has caused the fall of Ravalomanana in March 2009 and its replacement with Rajoelina, which at that time received military support.



Last punishments without the presence of Ravalomanana who was the third time since his downfall. He was rewarded four years in prison and fines for cases of conflict of interest in the purchase of a presidential aircraft and five years of hard labor for land purchases.