Namontana shooting: officer who fired shots remanded in custody
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Midi Madagasikara
The investigation into the Namontana shooting in Antananarivo has led to the officer identified as the shooter being remanded in custody. The other officers involved have been placed under judicial supervision following the presentation of the investigation’s findings, according to the public prosecutor quoted by Midi Madagasikara.
The police officer who fired the shots during the controversial police operation in Namontana has been remanded in custody, while the other officers involved have been placed under judicial supervision. The public prosecutor at the Antananarivo Court of First Instance announced the measures on Friday 9 October after the investigation, according to Midi Madagasikara.
The operation left one person dead and several injured. The judicial measures distinguish the situation of the officer identified as the shooter from that of the other officers involved in the investigation, Midi Madagasikara reports. A family and a restaurateur file a complaint.
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