Madagascan coup ruler mandates polygraph screening for all aspiring cabinet members
Military leader President Michael Randrianirina announced Thursday that every candidate seeking a ministerial position in his new government must pass lie detector tests to screen out corruption, marking an unprecedented vetting measure following the recent dismissal and replacement of Prime Minister Andry Rajoeliny's cabinet without explanation.
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1Madagascar President Michael Randrianirina has ordered all candidates for the position of minister undergo polygraph (lie detector) testing as part of a new vetting process.
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2The primary objective behind this unprecedented measure is explicitly stated by the president: to root out and identify corrupt individuals within potential government officials.
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3President Randrianirina, who seized power in an October coup that led him to dismiss the previous prime minister without explanation, announced these strict security measures for his new administration.
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Madagascar President Michael Randrianirina has announced that all candidates aspiring to serve as ministers must undergo polygraph (lie detector) examinations. This unprecedented vetting measure is designed specifically to screen for corruption within the new government.
— [Mar 20, 13:09] Madagascar's president orders polygraph for aspiring ministersPresident Michael Randrianirina decreed that lie detectors are mandatory for all ministerial candidates as a direct response following his dismissal of the previous prime minister and cabinet without explanation earlier in March.
— [Mar 20, 14:59] Em Madagáscar, os candidatos a ministros terão de passar por um detector de mentirasThe military ruler's decision to require lie detectors for ministers aims explicitly at rooting out corrupt candidates in the new administration.
— [Mar 20, 14:59] Em Madagáscar, os candidatos a ministros terão de passar por um detector de mentirasPresident Michael Randrianirina came to power through an October coup after weeks of youth-led protests and has now ordered lie detectors for ministers.
— [Mar 20, 14:59] Em Madagáscar, os candidatos a ministros terão de passar por um detector de mentirasThe country's military leader states that anyone applying to become a minister in the new government will be subjected to lie detectors.
— [Mar 20, 19:51] Madagascar eyes polygraph tests for ministersMadagascar's military leader, President Michael Randrianirina, announced that all candidates for the newly formed government will undergo polygraph tests as an unprecedented anti-corruption measure following his October coup against former president Andry Rajoelina and subsequent cabinet dismissal; while promising elections within two years, he stated officials do not need to be 100% clean but must pass screening.
Madagascar President Michael Randrianirina has announced that new ministers must pass lie detector tests as part of an anti-corruption drive following his dismissal and replacement of the previous cabinet. This decision comes after youth-led protests against perceived elite corruption resulted in at least 22 deaths, a coup by military unit Capsat on October 10th which ousted President Andry Rajoelina from power earlier that month.