Madagascar detains Guy Baret and expels French embassy agent over alleged plot

11 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Apr 29

Deputy prosecutor Nomenarinera Mihamintsoa Ramanantsoa said Baret was sent to Tsiafahy prison, while Colonel Patrick Rakotomamonjy and other suspects were also implicated.
Prosecutors allege plans for April 18 to sabotage Jirama power lines and thermal plants, spread false information and harbour wanted people; two suspects were put under judicial supervision.
France summoned Madagascar's charge d'affaires in Paris to protest the expulsion and reject destabilisation claims, amid strains between the former colonial power and Madagascar's military-led government.

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