Africa-Press – Mauritius. L’ex-governor of the Bank of Mauritius (BoM), Harvesh Seegolam, finds himself in the eye of the cyclone with in the background a scabrous case of diversion of background of the MIC while’il was at the head of this important institution of the country. Collected by the bloodhounds of the’Anti-Money Laundering Unit of the CCID on his arrival in Mauritius on Friday morning, an investigation is quickly opened and he is entitled to the great judicial process with interrogation for more than seven hours, search of his home, police custody and probably a string of hassles to come. Released on bail after his appearance before the Bail & Remand Court in the early afternoon of’, yesterday, with the conditions of a bail of Rs 500,000 and a recognition of debt of Rs 5M, here is that the networks s’enflamment and the Mauritians shout at the’injustice.The vox populi rumbles. We were at a hair near’a sharp word demanding its maintenance in prison!
The’impatience of Mauritians to see those who have held important positions at the head of the’ State in the last ten years, and who have been grossly wronged, brought to justice and condemned, is palpable.
However, this must be done within the rules (due process). If Harvesh Seegolam is not above the law, it is not’ below either. Like any person in this country, he enjoys’a panoply of rights under the Constitution, the supreme law of Mauritius, whose right to silence, the right to’ be presumed innocent (yes, it’ is the presumption of’innocence that prevails in a state of law and not the presumption of guilt) and the right not to be deprived of his freedom without valid reason(s)(s). These are all factors that the magistrate of the Bail & Remand Court, (Dr) Zeenat Cassamally took into account yesterday before’ granted parole to the’ex-Governor of the BoM. In a bail application, one does not discuss the merits of’a case.
The restriction of the freedom of’ expression under the ten-year rule of the MSM has caused such frustration that some Mauritians are willing to disregard the rule of law and the rule of law due process just to have the pleasure of seeing a big head fall and be imprisoned. Speculations about political influences or privileges are fuelling distrust of the institutions. Social networks, overrun by outraged comments and hashtags like #JusticeForAll, reflect a sense of’injustice and a double-handed “, two-measure” denounced by netizens.
This anger is’ in a context of widespread frustration with political scandals and a crisis economy. The liberation of Seegoolam symbolizes for many an inequitable system. To the authorities to reassure!
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