Ultimatum of 72 hours. The Muslims National Office of Madagascar, accompanied by the deans supervising the mosques in the country, denounced yesterday, during a press conference at 67ha, the demolition deemed illegal of a mosque located in Toamasina II. According to their explanations, a foreign national, presenting himself as emissary of the President of the Republic, would have ordered the destruction of this place of worship, however legally constructed and after obtaining all the authorizations, with an amount of work of nearly 600 million ariary.
Violation … rights
Muslim officials claim that this action constitutes a manifest violation of the rights of their community. They thus launch a direct call to President Andry Rajoelina to take, within 72 hours, the necessary measures in order to return the land to the faithful and to force the alleged perpetrator to rebuild the building. “” If nothing is done, we will mobilize the country’s 6,775,000 Muslims to express our unity and our opposition to this injustice “They warned.
Bank loans. The national office also mentioned the damage suffered by the site residents. Among them, families having contracted banking loans, a nursing mother, and other inhabitants from modest backgrounds, all having seen their property destroyed in an instant. Muslim representatives therefore claim respect for the rights of these victims and the restoration of their property. Finally, they call to preserve the harmonious relationship which, so far, prevailed between the Muslim community and the Malagasy state. “” We do not want the gesture of a single individual to break years of cooperation and mutual understanding “, They concluded.
Nadia R.