Christian Tein, head of pro-independence group CCAT, to be held in France after being charged over deadly riots; other activists also to be sent thousands of miles away for pre-trial detention.
Lawyers express shock at activists being sent to prison in mainland France, with one calling it 'totally exceptional steps' for New Caledonia; another lawyer argues actions create 'martyrs for the independence cause.'
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