Mayor in French Caribbean vows to 'fight on' after judges dismiss pesticide pollution case
Earlier this month judges in Paris dismissed a legal case brought by residents from the French Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe over the widespread use of the pesticide chlordecone which has polluted local ecosystems. The Green mayor of Pointe-à-Pitrre in Guadeloupe, Harry Durimel, who is also a lawyer acting for victims of the pesticide, has announced his intention to appeal. In an interview with Mediapart's Mickaël Correia, he talks about the harmful impact of the court ruling – including on how France's overseas citizens will now view the French state.
OnOn January 2nd this year judges in Paris dismissed a legal case over the contamination of local ecosystems by the heavy use of the pesticide chlordecone in the French Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe from 1972 to 1993.
