US EditionNew Caledonia separatists name jailed pro-independence leader Christian Tein as FLNKS head
- Christian Tein, a jailed pro-independence leader, has been named head of the Socialist Kanak National Liberation Front by an alliance seeking independence for New Caledonia.
- Tein considers himself a "political prisoner" and was among seven activists moved to mainland France in June, following which violence erupted, resulting in 11 deaths.
- Laurie Humuni of the RDO party stated that Tein's nomination recognized his party's role in the independence movement, but support from other alliance members remains unclear.
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Detained in France, the Kanak leader Christian Tein was appointed the new head of FLNKS on Saturday. In particular, he is indicted for complicity in attempted murder in the outbursts that have shaken New Caledonia in recent months.
Imprisoned in Haut-Rhin since the end of June, the spokesperson for the CCAT was chosen to embody a wider alliance in the absence of two of its components against a background of internal divisions.
Since June 23, Christian Tein has been in solitary confinement at Mulhouse-Lutterbach prison in Haut-Rhin. Despite accusations that he orchestrated the unrest that caused 11 deaths in New Caledonia, he was appointed this Saturday as president of the independence alliance of the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) (FLNKS) according to Franceinfo. Laurie Humuni, secretary general of the Oceanian Democratic Rally (RDO), explained …
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New Caledonia separatists name jailed party leader as chief
An alliance of parties seeking independence for New Caledonia has nominated as chief a prominent opposition leader currently jailed in France over a wave of deadly rioting in the French Pacific territory. Christian Tein, who considers himself a "political prisoner", was one of seven pro-independence activists transferred to mainland France in June
Christian Tein, in solitary confinement at Mulhouse-Lutterbach prison (Haut-Rhin) since 23 June. He is suspected of having orchestrated the violence against electoral reform that left eleven people dead The
The spokesperson for the Field Action Coordination Unit, suspected of having orchestrated the unrest that left 11 dead, has been in solitary confinement at Mulhouse-Lutterbach prison since 23 June.
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