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French Court Releases New Caledonian Independence Leader
- A French appeals court ordered Christian Tein, a New Caledonia pro-independence leader, freed from prison on Thursday in Paris.
- The ruling followed violent spring 2024 protests over a French plan to expand voting rights, which indigenous Kanaks opposed fearing vote dilution.
- Tein was arrested and extradited to France in June 2024 after his group CCAT organized protests in Noumea, and he had been in custody nearly a year.
- The court confirmed Tein's release under judicial supervision with conditions barring return to New Caledonia, reflecting an earlier June ruling citing insufficient custody grounds.
- Tein's release signals continued legal scrutiny amid planned political talks in Paris to forge a new project for New Caledonia's future governance.
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The Straits Times
Anadolu AjansıFrench court orders release of New Caledonia pro-independence leader
PARIS - A French appeals court ordered New Caledonia pro-independence leader Christian Tein freed from prison on Thursday, affirming a lower court ruling after deadly riots in the French Pacific territory last year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Christian Tein had been incarcerated for several months, accused of having played a role in the riots in New Caledonia in 2024.
The Paris Court of Appeal confirmed, on Thursday 12 June, the release of the president of FLNKS and three other Kanak militants who had been detained in the metropolis for a year, in the wake of the revolts that have e...
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Spokesperson for CAT, an independent organization suspected of having played a central role during the riots of 2024, he had been detained in Mulhouse on 23 June.
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