Posted: August 28th, 2010, 1:56pm MSD
[JURIST] A court in Madagascar [JURIST news archive] on Saturday sentenced former president Marc Ravalomanana [BBC profile] to life in prison with hard labor for ordering the killing of opposition protesters in February 2009. Ravalomanana, who has been living in South Africa since his ouster in March of last year, was sentenced in absentia [BBC report] on charges of murder and accessory to murder in connection with the deaths of at least 30 people by his presidential guard. The protesters were led by Andry Rajoelina [official profile, in French; BBC profile], who assumed power [JURIST report] after Ravalomanana's resignation. This...