The colonel Vital teaching good manners to the national state police

The secretary of state for state police (SSSP) laboriously reached a deal to stop the crisis opposing a couple of generals supportive of the HAT.  A resolution made of nine points has been adopted to settle the issue. Since it was reaching a national scale, the HAT  Prime minister Camille Vital had to react, although the army colonel yet used to leave the dance floor and the leading role to the SSSP. “Do remember that we are militaries; discipline is our master”, he emphasized.  

The HAT Prime minister Vital’s genuine lesson concerned the management of the crisis. He sharply pointed at the media led dramatization of the dispute opposing general Bruno Razafindrakoto and his successor on top of the national state police’s intervention force (FIGN), general Viennot Zafera. “These stories are good money for journalists, and boost newspapers sales”, declared Camille Vital. In the end, these stories’ happy end would not have been for their actors convening press conferences on end, but the world of media, dying for juicy news. The fear of confrontations between policemen or a war wedged by the HAT Defence ministry against the little rebelling FIGN would have excited the public for a while.  

Internal resolutions  

The deal reached by the SSSP dedicated to ease tensions between generals Razafindrakoto and Zafera, is to be implemented as an order. The former is kept in charge as  State police’s commander, the equivalent of headquarters’ chief. The latter got his resignation turned down and kept his job on top of the FIGN. General Ravelomanana, the SSSP, made it clear that claims or ultimatum longing for the eviction of the state police’s commander had to stop. Every press statements and every provocating act equally have to vanish. A resolution is lifting all of these issues related sanctions, but measures will be taken against any jaywalking. It actually did not prove deterring enough to hinder the FIGN’s non commissioned officers from leaving the room in sign of protest; even a gunshot would have been heard across Fort Duchesne. The last resolution asked each state policeman upon fulfilling his duty as well as possible in order to regain confidence from citizens and leaders.  

General Zafera blamed the embezzlement of 500 millions of Ariary on his superior, General Razafindrakoto, money granted by president Ravalomanana. A commission of investigation has been put in place but it lingered too long enough in delivering results. General Zafera and his FIGN consequently mounted pressure on the authorities, up to the ultimatum. For having been called to order by the armed forces’ officials, Fort Duchesne’s man in command resigned.  “I don’t want to make war, I am not going to lead anyone to the battleground”, he declared to his men. He revealed, later on, that the defence secretary vociferated war threats against him. “if no dialog is possible, let’s resort to weapons “, would have declared general Noel Rakotonandrasana. “It is unworthy of a minister” replied general Zafera.