The Administrative Court of Lille Considered the Claim for Compensation of Ten Former Gendarmes of Ouvéa - L'Essor

This question was at the centre of the hearing on Thursday of the administrative court in Lille, which had been seized by ten former gendarmes of Ouvéa, New Caledonia, or their families. Facts amnestied by the Matignon Accords, approved by referendum in November 1988 Their requests had been sent to the Ministry of the Army in the summer of 2020, in the form of "gratis recourse for compensation." Eight gendarmes had been taken hostage on 22 April…