Madagascar: Ravalomanana sentenced to four years in prison

The Minister of Justice of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar, Christine Razanamahasoa, announced Wednesday that the ousted President Marc Ravalomanana has been given a 4 year prison sentence in absentia and a $ 70 million fine for “conflict of interest” in the purchase of a presidential plane. “He mixed both his personal and the state’s money,” she said, adding that “should he set foot on the territory, the warrant will be executed, ” 24 heurs reports.