Justice: The PAC denies the existence of an arrest warrant against Mamy Ravatomanga

A court document citing the name of Mamy Ravatomanga was released on social networks last week. The anti-corruption center wanted to provide its version of the facts.

The general prosecutor’s office of the anti-corruption center (PAC) of Antananarivo formally denied, in an official press release sent to the press last Saturday, the existence of an arrest warrant against businessman Mamy Ravatomanga. The document circulating on social networks is described as “false” by the specialized court. The editorial team confirmed the authenticity of the document after cross-checking the information, already mentioned in a previous article. The intervention of the PAC nevertheless brings new elements to this file.

The new regime, for its part, defends the veracity of this act which targets Mamy Ravatomanga. “ This denial is a maneuver orchestrated by those close to the tycoon. The arrest warrant was prepared and validated by the president of the CNDT, Colonel Michaël Randrianirina, and his legal team. It’s not a fake », Said Fanirisoa Ernaivo last weekend in the columns of the newspaper L’Express Maurice. This representative of the President of the Refoundation of the Republic, Michaël Randrianirina, who is monitoring this matter with the Mauritian authorities, is currently in Mauritius. The story is not the same on the specialized jurisdiction side. The PAC press release affirms another version. “ No legal proceedings are yet underway within the PAC targeting Mamy Ravatomanga, and no warrant has been issued from this jurisdiction », Specifies, in fact, the press release signed by Elysée Rasoahanta, head of the public prosecutor of the second degree jurisdiction of PAC Antananarivo.

Compliance

The press release recalls that an arrest warrant “ can only be issued following a regularly opened judicial investigation, following a complaint or an indictment from the public prosecutor “. It further assumes “ that the indictment of the person concerned has been formally pronounced by the competent investigating judge ”, who cannot resort to it “ that when the person concerned, regularly summoned, does not appear », adds this missive. The document distributed online “ does not meet any of the legal or formal conditions of authenticity”underlines the prosecution again. He presents “ material inconsistencies, presentation not in accordance with official judicial documents » et « no trace of registration of this act exists in the PAC registers “. As a result, the press release concludes, “ this is a false document “. Statements that Fanirisoa Ernaivo brushes aside. “ We followed all procedures in accordance with the law “, she said in Express Maurice.

Extradition

The fate of Mamy Ravatomanga has not yet been determined and the Mauritian justice system is paying particular attention to the case of this close friend of former president Andry Rajoelina. He is still in Mauritius, subject to legal proceedings, after leaving the country early last week. “ Mr Mamy Ravatomanga is in Mauritius on a visa and there is an investigation by the Financial Crimes Commission which has been launched. He must remain available to investigators until the end », Said Gavin Glover, Attorney General of Mauritius. However, the Mauritian justice system claims its sovereignty in the handling of this case. “ The international arrest warrant was issued by the Malagasy authorities for the Malagasy authorities and does not have the force of law in Mauritius. We cannot act on this document “, affirmed this senior official of the Mauritian justice system in the newspaper L’Express Maurice. He adds: “ if there is a request for extradition of Mamy Ravatomanga from the Malagasy authorities, we will take the necessary decisions ».

Rija R.

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