The February 7th related controversy does not reach its end. Infuriated demonstrators were kill shot in the run of a planned assault on the presidential palace
The dispute has no end. “Those who drove demonstrators to assault the palace are the primary guilts” explained an officer supportive of Marc Ravalomanana. “That time’s president is a murderer, and must be condemned” replied the current HAT leader’s supporters
The shoot out’s origin is in itself very much controversial. Marc Ravalomanana made it clear that gunshots stemmed from somewhere else and aimed at making as many victims as possible, and consequently required an independent inquiry. Rajoelina’s supporters are arguing that the presidential guard deliberately shot at the crowd
June 23rd ‘s trial might lead to an umpteenth baseless condemnation for Marc Ravalomanana, exiled in South Africa since his fall. It would only be his eleventh one since the HAT rise to power. It remains the HAT’s last and best weapon to rule the former president out of from a presidential race as well as to deter him from coming back to Madagascar