Court quashes French Polynesia quarantine rules

Noumea: A administrative court in French Polynesia has ruled that it is illegal to hold arriving passengers in quarantine premises determined by the authorities.

Following a complaint by two individuals confined to Papeete’s university accommodation, the court said the terms of the quarantine over the COVID-19 pandemic were manifestly illegal and a serious attack on their liberty. Based on the position of the French constitutional court, the court in Tahiti said they should have been given a choice on how to comply with the French health emergency rules.