Ravalomanana to return to Madagascar: statement

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former Madagascar leader Marc Ravalomanana will return to the Indian Ocean island “imminently”, a statement released by his South African publicists firm said on Wednesday.

 

It said details of his departure would be released closer to the time of the trip.

Exiled in South Africa since rebel troops helped topple him in 2009, Ravalomanana has been sentenced in absentia to life in prison for the killings of demonstrators by elite troops in the run up to his removal.

Madagascar’s interim leader has said the return of the exiled former president risked stoking tensions on the island, which has been plagued by instability for most of the past three years.

Ravalomanana said he would not work with the new government that came into power in November that was rejected by opposition parties.

In September, Madagascar said it would arrest Ravalomanana on his return to the country.

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