Wikileaks - How SA meddled in Madagascan affairs
Madagascar's ousted president was helped by South Africa to import crowd control weapons before he lost power, WikiLeaks has revealed.
The Sunday Independent newspaper reported that a leaked United States state department document showed that South Africa was used as a trans-shipment point for riot control equipment, including grenades, rubber bullets and teargas.
The cable originated from the US embassy in Madagascar. It claimed that the Chinese-manufactured part of the arsenal was unloaded in South Africa and collected by then President Marc Ravalomanana's private jet. This arrangement enabled him to bypass customs.
From South Africa, the weapons went to parts of the army loyal to the ex-president in his home country.
According to the leaked document, security forces had not received proper training on the use of the equipment.
http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-12-how-sa-meddled-in-madagascan-affairs
