Fight within the armed forces: the three mobilities condemning

One for all and all against one, the three mobilities reiterated their opposition to the dictating authorities by emphatically condemning with indignation the confrontations between police forces as well as the prohibition of Fahazavana  radio channel waves. There is no democracy, there is no liberty « , regreted Emmanuel Rakotovahiny, from the Zafy mobility. « The reason is simple: there is no ruling power, had there been any, such thing would not have taken place « .  

Manandafy Rakotonirina, from the Ravalomanana directly attacked the dictating authority. « What happened ( on Thursday) should reinforce the international sanctions (NDLR: against the HAT regime) « , he said. He regreted Andry Rajoelina’s silence after this tragic event. « We asking the international community for accelerating the Pretoria II  process », roared the president of the MFM party, while emphasizing the urgent need of political agreement for the sake of a consensual and inclusive transition.  

Ange Andrianarisoa form the Ratsiraka mobility condemned the violent repression or the freedom of speech in Madagascar. « Nobody can freely express his views when broadcasting areas are being wrecked and shut », he argued while refering to both of the latest media station victims of the HAT.  » Nobody will be able to stand and freely report news to the Malagasy people », he regreted. 

Propaganda  

On Thursday May 20th, 2010, during the shoot out between the HAT regular forces and the rebelling FIGN forces, one government member was emphasizing on waves devoted to Andry Rajoelina that Marc Ravalomanana would be this « Coup attempt’s mastermind ». President Ravalomanana underlined in a communiqué that  » these scandalizing, slanderous and insulting  acts have no match but their authors’ lack of dignity ».  

Marc Ravalomanana « emphatically denounced the latest baseless hints broadcasted by a certain international press group, which emulated the HAT led misleading propaganda, according to which the President of Madagascar’s Republic would be directly responsible for the tragic events of May 20th, 2010 « . He reminded that terror was prevailing in Madagascar, as demonstrated by multiple repeated violent repression operations.  

The Fort Duchesne case has been baselessly associated the the exiled president’s name by some international press groups, mostly because a man with the same name, colonel Richard Ravalomanana, was commanding the assaults. Some observers had noticed that his nomination on top of the Emmo was not hazardous since it might be turned into a psychological strike against supporters of the latest democratically elected chief of state. Somehow, Colonel Richard Ravalomanana put his foot in it when mocking the alleged Coup attempt in Fort Duchesne. Unlike his bosses, he is holding the events as a simple breach of military discipline.