Amazement and disgust are the common reactions from the suspect’s family as well as from listeners and the press world. The Frequence Plus’ facilities events are absolutely fantastic. The HAT political police is hitting hard. This particular KGB like force’s elements stormed the place without mandate or any other warning. They indiscriminately beat up everyone on their way and destroyed whatever hardware at range.
The number of six wounded victims has been reported: Two technicians, one journalist, all of them working for the Frequence Plus radio station, a couple of guests named Ambroise Ravonison, Dr Joseph Razafindrakoto and a physician who came with them as a friend. The latter was the most seriously wounded, had to be sent to the hospital before being able to go home.
Uncle Ambroise and Dr Razafindrakoto have unfortunately been taken away. Later in the evening, they have been located at the state police’s facilities in Fiadanana to be investigated. Rumours are holding the civilian clothed raiders as state police elements, still to be confirmed. This kind of barbarian arrest operation is the normal signature from the HAT official political police forces. The operation and its particularly violent process, largely covered by the press, have caused a wind of collective trauma within the society.
Frequence Plus invited Ambroise Ravonison from the Ravalomanana mobility, Dr Joseph Razafindrakoto from the Zafy mobility and Pierre Andrianantenaina from the Rajoelina mobility and member of the HAT. The first two of them have been beaten up then taken away by the raiders. The third has been left alone. « They asked for where I was » he said, while hinting that he might have equally been hurt. « My bodyguard reacted quickly and took me in a safe area « . He regreted the operation’s violence without daring to condemn it, while specifying that he was speaking as simple citizen an not as member of the HAT.
The radio station’s editor in chief, as a strange matter of fact happening to be one of the general Camille Vital’s advisors, HAT Prime Minister, condemned this violent intrusion in the studio as well as the caused destructions. « Had they required for these people to surrender, we would not have opposed it » he argued with bitterness. « These people were basically invited to lead a debate ».
After this muscle flexing demonstration against a media group, does the Frequence Plus risk any more sanctions for having opened its waves to anti HAT voices in defiance of warnings from… general Vital? The HAT Prime Minister warned that some firm measures would target any opposition movement in the new transition directed by a potential non presidential runner up named Andry Rajoelina.
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Ten men in civilian clothes and one other in military uniform have conducted a violent arrest operation inside the Frequence Plus radio station's facilities in the 67 Ha district. On Saturday May 14th, 2010, at 14:30 local time, they stormed into the studio, wounding people and ruining hardware. These security forces elements have arrested the vivid opponent to the HAT, the legalistic Ambroise Ravonison.