Hery Rajaonarimampianina cleans the presidency out.

The Homeland Security Direction (DST) and the Special Intervention Force (FIS) are no more. Both of these units used to keep the transitional leadership steady under Rajoelina’s grip. The report produced at the end of the Cabinet meeting did not leave any room to speculations: “in accordance with the aforesaid decree’s requirements, the Homeland Security Direction (DST) and the Special Intervention Force (FIS) are by the present time dismantled, considering that they both used to serve transitional governance’s needs only”. Whatever operation requiring armed deterrents for the sake of securing Andry Rajoelina’s as well as the transitional HAT’s rule was a mission to the DST and the FIS, widely viewed as “political police squads” loyal to the transitional ruling power after the completion of the putsch back in 2009, bearing in mind that their leading forces were composed with officers, whose rebellion boosted the putsch.
Next to them, the presidency’s general secretary and the cabinet minister appointed under Rajoelina have been dismissed, although their successors are yet to be known. Such a decision could reflect the new President’s will to do away with Rajoelina’s minions as early as possible, they, who are suspected of having sabotaged Hery Rajaonarimampianina’s investiture ceremony. All the precautions to this day were normally taken by the outgoing presidential staff, and several blunders happened to have been noticed in the stadium of Mahamasina as well as inside the Palace of Iavoloha.
Besides, further measures against potential corruption during power transfer period have been voted by the new President’s first Cabinet meeting, namely delivery suspensions of media group license, mining and fishing permit, landlot sale and transfer authorizations.