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1 | Madagascar: Series of “Prison Breaks” as Life Imitates Television | Madagasikara: “Prison Breaks” na Maka Tahaka Televiziona ny Fiainana |
2 | Bloggers in Madagascar are troubled over a series of prisons breaks last week-end. | Vaky loha ihany ny mpamaham-bolongana eto Madagasikara tratran'andiana vaky fonja faran'ny herinandro lasa teo. |
3 | On January 4th, 22 inmates escaped from the Tsiafahy prison outside the capital city of Antananarivo. | Tamin'ny 4 Janoary teo, dia gadralava 22 mpiray efitra no tafatsoaka ny fonjan'i Tsiafahy izay miala kely ny renivohitra Antananarivo. |
4 | In a manner reminiscent of Andy Dufresnes' flight from prison in “The Shawshank Redemption”, the prisoners reportedly crept out of a long tunnel dug with bottles and saucepans before one was killed and four others intercepted a few kilometers away from Antananarivo, the capital city. | Tamin'ny fomba ahatsiarovana an'i Andy Dufresnes raha nitsoaka ny fonja tao amin'ny tantara “The Shawshank Redemption”, dia voalaza fa nandady tanaty tonelina nolavahina tamina tavoahangy [plastika] sy vakina vilany ireto gadra ireto talohan'ny nahafaty ny iray sy nahatrarana ny efatra hafa an-kilometatra vitsy monja miala an'Antananarivo renivohitra. |
5 | Among those still at large, four are facing the death penalty. | Amin'ireo izay tsy mbola tratra moa dia voalaza fa azo helohina ho faty ny efatra. |
6 | Then, on January 6th, 7 prisoners fled from the Toamasina prison, a coastal city 370 km east of the capital, only to be followed by the escape of 11 detainees in Betroka, 720 km South of Antananarivo. | Avy eo indray ny 6 Janoary dia 7 koa ny gadra tafatsoaka ny fonjan'i Toamasina, tanàna amoron-dranomasina 370 km atsinanan'ny renivohitra, ary dia narahina fandosirana ny fonja nataona 11 hafa tany Betroka, 720 km Atsimon' Antananarivo. |
7 | For those of you keeping count, that's 40 inmates at large, from 3 different prisons, within 48 hours. | Ho anareo izay nanisa dia 40 ny isan-dry zalahy no tafatsoaka ny fonja telo samihafa tao anatin'ny 48 ora. |
8 | Malagasy bloggers, using sarcasm, probably as a remedy for fear, did not miss the obvious pop culture reference to the TV hit series, “Prison Break”, also quite popular in Madagascar. | Raha nampiasa ny tarehy ratsiny (siakany) ny mpamaham-bolongana Malagasy, ho fanefitry ny tahotra angaha, dia hita ho mpanaraka ny andian-tsarimihetsika amin'ny televiziona “Prison Break” izay malaza koa eto Madagasikara. |
9 | The series of escapes highlights Madagascar's public security problems on the eve of the appointment of a new minister of the interior. | Mampivandravandra ny olan'ny fandriampahalemana eto Madagasikara mialoha indrindra ny Minisitry ny atitany vaovao izao fonja vaky izao. |
10 | Jentilisa posts a sarcastic cartoon about the escapes, and wonders if they are just a coincidence (mg): | Namoaka kisarisarin'ny fandosirana i Jentilisa , ary manontany tena raha kisendrasendra ihany izao (mg): |
11 | One has to suspect that there had to be a mastermind behind this affair, a mastermind from outside, because the inmates could not possibly get all those “tools” in one night. | Heverina ho misy ny atidoha nikotrika ny raharaha ary olona ivelan'ny voafonja ny atidoha, satria tsy tokony hanana finday na fitaovan-tserasera hafa ireo voafonja ireo handosirana tao anatin'ny indray alina. |
12 | Is this all about trying to disturb the public order or is it to prevent people from making a move because they will be accused of disturbing the public order ( who benefits most from the crime?). | Tarataratra ho fitadiavana hanakorontanana ny firenena amin'ny alalan'ny tsy filaminana no tanjona na fanindriana ankolaka ny olona tsy hihetsika satria hanampy isa ireo olona natao hanakorontana fotsiny (A qui profite le crime?). |
13 | It sure will be quite an interesting month of January ! | Hisy raharaha ity volana Janoary sy ny tohiny ity izany koa! |
14 | Andry @The Cyber Observer points out that the Tsiafahy prison is where most political prisoners from 2002 are kept (note: in 2002, riots in Madagascar broke out when the presidential elections between Ratsiraka and Ravalomanana led to a political impasse): | Andry @The Cyber Observer kosa nanasongadina fa ao amin'ny fonjan'i Tsiafahy no itazonana ny ankamaroan'ny gadra politika noho ny raharaha 2002 (naoty: nisy korontana teto Madagasikara t@ 2002 rehefa tratran'ny kizo ny fifidianana filoham-pirenena nifanandrinan-dRatsiraka tamin-dRavalomanana): |
15 | Most of the prisoners who are detained there, are dangerous criminals sentenced to death or to long term detentions. | Maro amin'ireo gadra tazonina ao no mpanao heloka bevava atahorana tokoa, voasazy fotoana maharitra na voaheloka ho faty. |
16 | It is also the prison of almost all the “political” prisoners who have been convicted to crime and attempt against the security of Madagascar during the crisis of 2002 | Fa ao ihany koa anefa ny fonjan'ny gadra politika izay voaheloka ho mikasa hanakorontana ny firenena nandritra ny krizin'ny 2002 teto Madagasikara. |
17 | Arinaina @ Dagotiako also struggles to understand how this can happen and fears for his safety: | Arinaina @ Dagotiako indray miady saina mieritreritra ny mety hahatonga izany sady manahy ny amin'ny ainy rahateo: |
18 | People are frightened (as I am) because those prisoners of Tsiafahy are very dangerous ones, only “big” criminals. | Matahotra (tahaka ahy) ny olona satria tena mampidi-doza ireo gadran'ny Tsiafahy ireo, ireo tena mpanao heloka “gaigilay” mihitsy. |
19 | But how such escape could happen? | Fa ahoana no nahatonga izao fitsoahana izao? |
20 | Didn't the wardens check the inmates list before closing each room of the prison in the evening? | Fa angaha tsy manamarina ny lisitry ny voafonja ny mpiambina isan-kariva? |
21 | Andry is not only outraged at the incompetence of the prison wardens, he is even angrier at the lack of information provided by the media**: | Andry indray tsy vitan'ny tsy faly amin'ny tsy fahaizan'ny mpiambina ny fonja, fa tezitra tokoa amin'ny tsy fahampiam-baovao avoakan'ny haino aman-jery**: |
22 | There is a real problem of communication, as I stated earlier because starting from 10.00am to 07. | Tena olana mihitsy ny fampitam-baovao araka ny efa nolazaiko tany aloha. |
23 | 00pm, no TVs, no radios reported the event. | Nanomboka tamin'ny 10 maraina ka hatramin'ny 7 alina, tsy nisy na tele na radio nilaza ny vaovao. |
24 | It then means that almost everybody knew nothing about the danger till TVM (Madagascar National TV) announced it at 07. 00pm. | Izany hoe tsy nisy nahalala ny loza nananontanona mihitsy mandra-pilazan'ny TVM azy tamin'ny 7 hariva. |
25 | Why such silence? | Nahoana no nangina? |
26 | Is it because of a lack of professionalism from private Malagasy journalists? | Noho ny tsy mahamatihanina ny mpanao gazety tsy miankina? |
27 | Is it due to an “imposed” silence from public medias and TVs and radios which follow the political tendency of the Malagasy State? | Sa “noterena” ny ny haino aman-jerim-panjakana izay manaraka ny baiko sy ny fironan'ny fanjakana Malagasy hangina? |
28 | A good journalist, as far as I know, is a person who always seek for any news, and who straightly reports them to the public. | Ny mpanao gazety mahay araka ny fahalalako azy dia mikaroka vaovao mandrakariva, ary mamoaka izany ho an'ny besinimaro. |
29 | Such duty has to be done regardless of political membership. | Adidy tokony atao tsy ijerena fironana politika izany. |
30 | I have the feeling that journalists from public medias and medias which follow the governmental trend, knew the event at the same time or before me. | Toa tsapako fa tamin'ny fotoana nahalalako io vaovao io ihany koa no mba nahalalan'ny mpanao gazetin'ny miankina amin'ny fanjakana sy ny mpirona aminy koa na taloha keliko. |
31 | I suspect that they all had been obliged to keep the news silent, in order to maintain the public order and to avoid any massive move of panic. | Miahiahy aho fa noterena izy ireo hangina, mba hitandroana ny filaminana sy hisorohana ny fikoropahana faobe. |
32 | If it is really the truth, I consider such decision as completely irresponsible and even criminal. | Fa raha izany no marina, dia heveriko ho tsy fandraisana andraikitra sy heloka aza izany. |
33 | Criminal because Malagasy citizens have also the right to protect themselves against any threat; how can you protect yourself and your loved ones if you do not even know the danger you face? | Heloka satria manan-jo hiaro ny tenany amin'izay loza mety ho avy ny tsirairay; Ahoana moa no iraovanao ny tenanao sy ireo olona tianao raha tsy mahalala ny loza atrehinao akory ianao? |
34 | ( **Note: a comment noted that a report on national television was issued about the first escape at 12 PM on Jan 4th.) Lomelle notes that the political climate of the country and the economic crisis does not need additional drama (fr): | Lomelle nanoratra fa tsy ilaina intsony ny loza na voina hafa hanampy trotraka ny toe-draharaha politika sy ny olana ara-toe-karena misy amin'izao fotoana izao (fr): |
35 | The political climate in Madagascar is tense and pundits predict a major storm ahead. | Efa mihahenjana ny toe-draharaha politika eto Madagasikara ary tombanana hisy ny rivodozan'izany. |
36 | Let's be weary of that because it is the last thing we need in the crisis we are currently in. | Tena mba aoka kosa izay fa tsy ilaina intsony mbola hisy tadio hafa hanampy ny olana efa mianjady amintsika amin'izao fotoana izao. |
37 | gazetyavylavitra points out the Tsiafahy prison was supposed to be the unbreakable Fort Knox of Madagascar and yet (mg): | gazetyavylavitra nanasongadina fa heverina ho toy ny Fort Knox (USA) tsy mety vaky io fonjan'i Tsiafahy io eto Madagasikara nefa (mg): |
38 | So if Tsiafahy (prison) was supposed to be the replacement for Nosilava (an island that was the malagasy version of Alcatraz), the only high-security prison that we could rely on, beside Arivonimamo, the one where we would put all the top public enemies, that prison was broken three times already [ sometimes in a quite comical manner]. | Raha i Tsiafahy, solon'i Nosilava, lazaina fa maison de force sy isan'ny tena azo antoka indrindra amin'ny fonja, ankoatra ny ao Arivonimamo, izay natao ihany koa hametrahana ireo heverina fa fahavalom-bahoaka sy tena atahorana aza moa vaky efa ho in-telo be izao izao [amin'ny fomba mampihomehy ihany] |