Madagascar ex-Senate president sentenced to 10 years over protest crackdown
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.
A former national police chief who testified at the trial also said Ravalomanana was not part of the operational chain of command during the unrest.
Ravalomanana, a retired general and ally of former President Andry Rajoelina, denied the charges and said he would appeal.
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