Lawyers File Complaint Against Attal, Ministers Over New Caledonia Riot Response
The complaint concerns six Kanak leaders held in pretrial detention in mainland France since June 2024, according to Le Monde.

Lawyers representing six Kanak leaders sent to pretrial detention in mainland France in June 2024 filed a complaint with France's Court of Justice of the Republic against former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and several members of his government, Le Monde reported.
The lawyers denounced what they called a "reprehensible reason of state," according to the report, and are seeking prosecution of Attal and ministers over the response to riots in New Caledonia.
Sources
- Emeutes en Nouvelle-Calédonie : Gabriel Attal et plusieurs ministres de son gouvernement visés par une plainte devant la Cour de justice de la République — Le Monde — Une
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