Overview
- An individual armed with a metal bar tried to force the gate of Prefect François-Xavier Bieuville’s official residence late on December 28.
- An on-site security guard thwarted the intrusion before gendarmes arrested the suspect and ended the immediate threat.
- The Mayotte prosecutor identifies the man as a Rwandan in irregular status who was previously unknown to the justice system.
- He was placed in custody on suspicion of damaging public property, and an investigation is examining his motives.
- Officials say the offenses could carry up to five years in prison and a €75,000 fine, and the Overseas Territories minister condemned the act as an attack on the Republic.