The events took place in the commune of Mont-Dore, a territory of the Saint-Louis Kanak tribe located in the east of the Noumea metropolitan area, the prosecution said.
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A man was killed on Wednesday, July 10, by law enforcement in the south of New Caledonia, bringing the number of deaths to ten since the start of the unrest in the archipelago in May, the Noumea prosecutor’s office announced. The events occurred in the commune of Mont-Dore, a territory of the Saint-Louis Kanak tribe located in the east of the Noumea metropolitan area, the same source added, without specifying the circumstances.
The South Pacific archipelago has been in the grip of violent unrest since May 13, stemming from the protests over a proposed reform of the electoral body in provincial elections, crucial in New Caledonia. This constitutional bill, accused by the separatists of marginalizing the influence of the indigenous Kanak people, was suspended by Emmanuel Macron in June, three days after the dissolution of the National Assembly.
But the unrest continues in the Oceanian territory, which has experienced the most serious local violence since the 1980s in the last two months. To date, it has left ten people dead, including two police officers, and caused considerable material damage (fires, destruction, looting, etc.).
