Mauritius: Dantier Case : Suspect Azie Tastes Freedom after 14 Months in Jail

Port Louis — Azie's release on bail came when no one was really expecting it. After fourteen months in prison and a number of occasions when his release was expected and then postponed, he must have been surprised himself.

The more so, since the police did not come up with new evidence in Court; they just didn't object to the motion. This does not mean however that Marcelin Azie has been declared innocent: the provisional charge against him has just been modified from "murder" to "manslaughter", that is an act committed without premeditation.

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