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Madagascar: Colonel Arrested Accused of Instigating a Coup D'état Against the President
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He was transferred to Tsiafahy prison, with maximum security some 30 kilometers from the capital, described as a "hell" due to his subhuman conditions and overpopulation.
In Madagascar, the national gendarmerie confirmed Friday, April 17, 2026 the arrest of Patrick Rakotomamonjy. This colonel had attacked the transitional regime by accusing him of corruption in a series of videos that had become viral. He was actively sought for several weeks for his participation in an alleged coup d'état project against the president of the Refondation Michaël Randrianirina.
Colonel Patrick Rakotomamonjy, a military doctor, was placed in pre-trial detention on Thursday evening when he left the By-pass, on the outskirts of Antananarivo. In accordance with the procedures in force for the execution of an arrest warrant, the senior officer was immediately transferred to Tsiafahy prison, the prison nearest to the place of his arrest. A source at the Ministry of Justice states that this speed meets a legal obligation: any…
End of run for doctor-Colonel Patrick Rakotomamonjy, wanted for several weeks. According to military sources, he was arrested on Thursday evening on the side of Amoron'ancona By pass. After a brief hearing at the gendarmerie criminal investigation section in Fiadanana, he was transferred directly to Tsiafahy's house of force. No official communication was made by the authorities to confirm this arrest. This silence feeds many questions, includin…
Direction Tsiafahy for Colonel Patrick Rakotomamonjy. Arrested on Thursday evening at the level of the By-pass, on the outskirts of Antananarivo, the military doctor was immediately transferred to Tsiafahy prison, the nearest prison, in accordance with the arrest warrant procedures, according to a source at the Ministry of Justice. When an arrest warrant is executed, the arrested person must be taken without delay to the nearest prison, entrusts…
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