WRAP Update on introduction of martial law

(1 Mar 2002) TOKO MATERIAL 1. Various of Madagascan army deploying on the street of the capital 2. SOUNDBITE (French) Jacques Sylla, alternative PM appointed by Opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana : "We have noted his declaration (of martial law by the official president Ratsiraka). That's his alone. We have other ways of proceeding and we will continue to consolidate our government and all of the institutions that we judge to be necessary. Thank you." 3. Exterior bank of Madagascar 4. Man reading newspaper, zooms in on articles 5.SOUNDBITE (French) voxpop: "They cannot put martial law on us because the public, all the people of Madagascar, believe in our new president Ravalomana. That's why we are not scared." 6. Line of troops standing to attention for inspection 7. Soldiers sitting by fences 8. Soldiers reading newspaper 9. Soldier passing through crowd of civilians on street who laugh at him 10. Various at inauguration ceremony of 'alternative' cabinet 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Marc Ravalomanana, opposition leader and "self-declared" president: "The martial law is not a concern for us. We are our own government now and we make a new law to call the functionaries to come back to work again because we have to improve the economic situation. So we will start again to work." 12. Various of photo opportunity new cabinet STORYLINE: Madagascar's opposition is not backing down, despite the imposition of martial law by President Didier Ratsiraka. Opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana - who last week declared himself the island nation's new president - presented his 'alternative' cabinet Friday in the capital Antananarivo. Ravalomanana, the popular mayor of the capital, organised a ceremony at his mayoral office. Madagascar, off the southeast coast of Africa has been rocked by mass political unrest since the presidential poll on 16 December. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...