A victory for the state in Operation Wuambushu in Mayotte?
The prefecture announced this Friday, April 28 in a tweet that “
the administrative court [just] rejected 31 new applications for interim release
” from residents of the Talus 2 slum, welcoming this court decision.
This procedure before the administrative judge requesting the cancellation of the prefectural decree authorizing the destruction of their homes was launched between 23 and 27 April by those inhabitants of the slum located in the Majicavo district of Koungou who had not yet take legal action.
It was to be partly destroyed by the authorities on Tuesday April 25 in the morning, as part of the unprecedented operation launched by the government in Mayotte against slums and illegal immigration.
Operation still prohibited
A demolition that did not take place, due to two successive court decisions.
Indeed, other residents had obtained from the administrative judge, at the end of February, a suspension of the prefectural decree authorizing the destruction of their homes.
And, Monday, April 24, this time it was the Mamoudzou court that decided to ban the entire police operation, considering that the demolition of the slum put "the safety
of
these inhabitants at risk".
The judge considered that they could be affected by the demolition operation by "
mikado
" effect, the plaintiffs' lawyers arguing that the structures rested on top of each other.
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In his decision this Friday, consulted by
Le Figaro
, the administrative judge rejected the new summary freedom, based precisely on the decision of the court to suspend the demolition.
Thus, “
the applicants cannot be regarded as justifying an emergency situation implying that a measure aimed at safeguarding a fundamental freedom must be taken within forty-eight hours
”.
If the nature of urgency, which bases this accelerated procedure, is not retained, the court did not however rule on the merits.
In the immediate future, this decision therefore does not change anything for the authorities, who still do not have the right to begin the evacuation and demolition of Talus 2. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin indicated on Tuesday that the prefect of Mayotte was going to appeal the decision of the court in order to be able to resume the operation.