Temaru takes French Polynesia prosecutor to court

Pape’ete: French Polynesia’s proindependence leader Oscar Temaru is taking the prosecutor Herve Leroy to court after he last week seized US$100,000 (FJ$219,500) from his private bank account.

In a separate move, Mr Temaru is lodging a complaint with the judicial authorities over the seizure of the funds.

The two steps were taken after Mr Leroy issued a statement, saying he ordered the action against Mr Temaru so that the money would not disappear.