US EditionFormer Congress Staffer Allowed to Return to New Caledonia
- A French court ruled in 2025 that former Congress staffer Frédérique Muliava be allowed to return to New Caledonia after nearly a year in mainland France.
- In June 2024, four days following their arrest in Nouméa connected to the May 2024 New Caledonia riots, Frédérique Muliava and six additional individuals were flown to mainland France, where they have been held pending trial; in January 2025, jurisdiction over the case shifted from New Caledonian courts to authorities based in France.
- They face charges including attempted murder and armed theft, remain in several prisons pending trial, and Muliava must avoid contact with co-defendants and public demonstrations under new judicial conditions.
- Seven individuals were transferred by a chartered plane shortly after arrest, reflecting the severity of the crimes and the transfer of legal oversight to mainland France's judicial system.
- Muliava's return suggests a partial easing of restrictions but maintains legal controls, indicating ongoing judicial processes and the complex political backdrop of the 2024 New Caledonia unrest.
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The Parisian investigating judges ordered the release under judicial supervision of the activist, but the Paris prosecutor's office opposed it.
In an order issued on Tuesday, the Paris court ruled that there was no need to detain Christian Tein and three officials of the field coordination unit. The prosecution appealed.
Former Congress staffer allowed to return to Kanaky New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk One of seven people transferred to mainland France almost a year ago, following the May 2024 riots in New Caledonia, has been allowed to return home, a French court has ruled. Frédérique Muliava, a former Congress staffer, was part of a group of six who were charged in relation to the riots. Under her new judicial requirements, set out by the judge in charge of the case, Muliava…
Paris, 3 June 2025 (AFP) – Paris investigative judges responsible for investigating the deadly riots of 2024 in New Caledonia ordered the release of the independent leader Christian Tein to judicial control on Tuesday, but the Paris prosecutor's office opposed it, learned the AFP from a source close to the case on Tuesday. The summons [...]
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