Former President Ramkalawan raises alarm after bodyguards ordered to return weapons |13 January 2026
Former President Ramkalawan raises alarm after bodyguards ordered to return weapons
Former President Wavel Ramkalawan has expressed serious concern following an order from the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) instructing his bodyguards to surrender their personal weapons to SDF Headquarters.
According to a communiqué from the Office of the former president, the directive was received yesterday, Monday, January 12, 2026, and applied to all security officers assigned to Mr Ramkalawan. The communiqué confirmed that the order was “duly followed”, with all weapons returned as instructed.
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