Domestic
Winter Facts
Are we in Cuba? Judging by the number of child disappearances in recent days, the situation seems to be approaching it. With one key difference: there are no ransom demands before murder when kidnappers are unsatisfied. Speaking of which, the kidnappings of Indian nationals from 2013 to 2019 came with demands for substantial ransoms. As if by magic, these abductions of Indian nationals ceased in 2019. Kidnapping took on a new face. The perpetrators are no longer the same and are operating in rural areas around Anjozorobe, Ankazobe, Andilamena, Tsaratanana... Now, child abductions or simply those of adults are not accompanied by ransom demands. Often, the victim is found murdered under atrocious conditions with no apparent motive. Until now, investigators have struggled to determine the cause of this sinister phenomenon. The theory often put forward is organ trafficking, not out of medical necessity, but rather to fulfill the orders of a voodoo practitioner or marabout and promise those who desire it high government positions or perhaps less. Each position would correspond to an organ. The eyes of a varira for a deputy, a regional chief, the pancreas to become a parliamentary assistant, the penis for a cabinet director, the esophagus for a secretary general. And so on. This is a theory not to be overlooked given the frantic race for political positions and the increasingly low level of education of the population and those who lead it. Medieval beliefs have found a second wind. Between animal sacrifices and other royal beliefs, there are no major differences. People easily believe in the invisible and immaterial super power of a god of gods. But the cause could simply be a form of destabilization when freedom of expression is more or less limited. The objective is to create a psychosis of insecurity within the population, to sow terror and to shake the power. Two years ago, everyone claimed to have seen a strange blood-sucking animal. In the past, people feared Kelibetratra, bibiolona, mpaka fo and mpaka ra. Development and education eventually relegated them to legends along with Ikotofetsy sy Imahaka, Trimobe, Ikotobekibo.
Source: L'Express de Madagascar