Izgleda očito da, kada je optuženi Josselin Beaumont stigao 14. svibnja u Malagavy namjeravao izvršiti atentat na pukovnika Njalu, doživotnog predsjednika republike Malagavy.
... it therefore appears to be evident that, when the defendant, Josselin Beaumont, arrived in Malagasy on the 14 th of May, he had the full intention to make an attempt on the life of Colonel Njala, President of the Republic of Malagasy.