Overview

• Investigating judges modified Tein’s judicial supervision on September 23, lifting his travel ban and allowing contact with co-accused.
• Tein plans to stay in mainland France for now and may decide on returning after the Paris prosecutor’s appeal deadline on October 3.
• The eased restrictions also apply to other pro-independence figures, including Guillaume Vama, Dimitri Qenegei, Brenda Wanabo and Steeve Unë.
• Judges cited his compliance with court obligations, substantial progress in the investigation and public statements that did not call for offenses.
• Tein remains indicted for organized armed theft, organized destruction and criminal association; he was arrested in June 2024 after riots that left 14 dead and has denied inciting violence.