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A showdown has begun between Madagascar’s union of judges, Arnaud Augustus, and the HAT’s justice minister, Christine Razanamahasoa. The latter is being blamed, pointed at and rejected by the union for her political interventionism which definitely undermines the Malagasy justice’s independence. Arnaud Augustus opened the offensive, now that Madagascar’s union of judges decided to renew its trust in him on top. Read More »

The trial of Professor Raymond Ranjeva started late due to a lengthy discussion over the procedures. The genuine trial’s debate is not likely to be tackled until March 20th. A crowd of opposition supporters besieged the court in Anosy to follow the trial. The armed forces basically objected the trial, without further consequences,; the accused soldiers face up to the judge anyway. Read More »

As an outcome to its latest mission in Antananarivo, the SADC’s mediation team led by the South African Vice-Minister, Marius Fransman, gave 15 days more to complete the amnesty bill. The bill will have to be assessed by the parliament in view of a potential approval. Quite a random decision, bearing in mind that a parliament made of not a single elected deputy will be the one making the final decision. Read More »

The views and analyzes are still legion few just days to the BANI case related trial. An observer argued that the concerned soldiers would have done nothing improper, and that "these officers’ acts have been demonized." Read More »

This is the story of a teacher and his student. Willy Razafinjatovo, nicknamed as Olala in Malagasy political circles, does vigorously defend the former judge of the International Court of The Hague, Raymond Ranjeva currently being trialed by the ordinary criminal court in Antananarivo. Read More »

Marius Fransman recovered once again Antananarivo shortly after a delegation of judicial experts. They are intending to focus on the amnesty bill, whatever each and everyone’s mind about it. The Opposition are beginning to lose its faith into the current crisis settlement process, since foreign missions have been meeting little success in finding solutions during the latest three years. Read More »

Raymond Ranjeva, the former International Justice Court, was summoned to recover Antanananarivo’s Criminal Court on March 19th, in the run of BANNI base camp case. Raymond Ranjeva and his daughter, Riana, are being trialed as accomplices in this mutiny which took place on November 17th, 2010, on the very day of the constitutional referendum patched up by the High Authority of Transition. Read More »

One grenade targeted the Episcopacy’s facilities in Antanimena early at 04:00 a.m. on March 9th, although without causing either casualties or much damage. No explanation concerning this attack is yet available. Read More »

The recent oil price rise completely puzzled the carriers. Some of them have announced a warning strike to be taking place on March 9th. The project has not yet been unanimously dealt. Read More »

One more strike is adding up to the Great Isle’s list. The Union of public school teachers started their own one in March. School teachers’ wages have actually never been addressed. Moreover, many professions are puzzled when watching the High Authority of Transition turn out billions of Ariary at will in order to reward armed forces happening to be vital to its rule. Read More »