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.

Ravalomanana, a retired general and ally of former President Andry Rajoelina, denied the charges and said he would appeal.

Prosecutors accused him of directing security forces to use violence against…