Madagascar ex-Senate president sentenced to 10 years over protest crackdown
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Source: AfricaNews
Published: 2026-09-03 00:52 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Crime & Justice, Human Rights, Labour & Workers, US Politics, Crime & Justice
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Madagascar's former Senate president Richard Ravalomanana was sentenced to 10 years of hard labour on Tuesday after being convicted of complicity in murder over his alleged role in a deadly crackdown on youth-led protests last year.
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