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The hearing found that had the officers still been serving in the force they would have been dismissed without notice.

But Badenoch dismissed the announcement of the defections as "a stunt".

Last month, the terrorism case against Mr Ó hAnnaidh was dismissed following a technical error in the way the charge against him was brought.

Last week, Rajoelina dismissed Prime Minister Christian Ntsay, a civilian, and his entire cabinet in an attempt to placate the protesters.

Military spokesman Col Bernard Masala Mlunga said such information was being posted by individuals "claiming military affiliation or are former members dismissed for misconduct or political activism".