Madagascar suspends complaints against Rajoelina and Ntsay
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lexpress
Madagascar’s Anti-Corruption Pole says it has received complaints targeting several former officials, including former president Andry Rajoelina and former prime minister Christian Ntsay. Proceedings are suspended pending a decision by the High Constitutional Court on the court’s competence, according to the Anti-Corruption Pole’s statement.
Madagascar’s Anti-Corruption Pole (PAC) has provisionally suspended proceedings linked to three complaints targeting several former officials, including Andry Rajoelina, former president of the republic, and Christian Ntsay, former prime minister. The PAC announced the measure in a statement published on Wednesday 21 October, pending a decision by the High Constitutional Court on the jurisdiction’s competence.
The complaints were filed by the Directorate of Legislation and Litigation (DLC), which represents the state in court. One concerns the alleged embezzlement of 36 kilos of gold at the Ministry of Mines and Strategic Resources. Christian Ntsay, who served as acting head of the ministry, is among those implicated in the case.
The PAC statement also names Rajoelina and Ntsay among the officials targeted in some of the cases. The suspension concerns the judicial proceedings, pending the High Constitutional Court’s ruling on the PAC’s competence.
The announcement comes after the transfer of three officers ordered in Ivato by transitional president Michaël Randrianirina in a corruption case on 21 October. It comes amid legal news marked by the extradition to Madagascar of “Vida Loca”, who is being pursued in a cocaine case, on 18 October.
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