The dictatorial deviation: the dictating authorities are retaliating on the three mobilities

The HAT wrath has not been satisfied with the disparagement campaign directed against the African continental organization, which recently issue targeted sanctions against 109 figures. The AU move is being depicted as a shot in the dark, the AU itself as an aggressor, and the opposition’s three other mobilities, as “traitors”. The riposte of the Rajoelina mobility is at present only to the stage of the announcement. The punishment measures to be directed against the Ravalomanana, Zafy and Ratsiraka mobilities would come into force through a Cabinet meeting’s decision, or by the creation of new judicial files. 

Drifting miles away from renewing the dialogue as wished by the African Union and the international Contact Group, the Rajoelina mobility is instead flexing its muscle. Repeated arrests of opponents to the HAT have already occured to illustrate such law of the strong trend. The HAT members are simply recommending to send any leader supportive of the Maputo and Addis Ababa agreements behind bars. Rina Andrimandavy, president of the TIM youth, supportive of Marc Ravalomanana, became the retaliation’s first victim. 

The punishement threats vociferated by the HAT against the pacific opposition are the official response to the sanctions voted by the African Union’s Peace and Security Council. A baseless but official ban to enter the territory has been issued against two Malagasy former presidents. The opposition’s mobility home based leaders are, on the other hand, banned to leave the country. The punishment’s second wave concerns the freezing of assets. Since the HAT is suspecting the opposition’s leaders of receiving foreign financing for the opposition campaign, it is freely indicting them with “money laundering”, and would de facto put its grip on bank accounts’ assets belonging to whoever “suspected” of having links with the opposition, no strings attached. 

The president of the HAT Law Commission recommended a due punishment for reactionaries in accordance with the HAT standards. The HAT Justice has been invited to oblige by issueing arrest warrants against the opposition movement’s leaders. The putsch operated on March 17th, 2010 did not pass the test as well as expected. Today’s HAT retaliation force’s leader definitely regretted that the opposition leaders had not dared parading through the streets, so that they would have all at once legally been arrested. It is no more the point now. The HAT is free to conduct political arrests, isn’t it? Troubling public order, destroying public goods, plotting…no matter the charges, old or new!  

The Rajoelina mobility is definitely keen on depicting the other mobilities as traitors. The AU imposed targeted political sanctions against 109 figures, the HAT is, however, unleashing its wrath without distinction. The suspension of the on going amnesty process has been asked. Ye be warned! Militating for the Maputo charter is become a crime. But simply daring to oppose any word from the dictating authority is now turning into an unforgivable sin.