Unnamed police sergeant

Force in Play

Held in custody until 30 October on two provisional charges; due at Rose-Hill District Court that day

Mauritius lifted its overnight curfew on 19 October, and schools and roads reopened. Protests over water shortages and living costs had started on 7 October; the shooting of 27-year-old Elodie Thomas at a Camp-Levieux roadblock two nights later turned them violent.

Updated Oct 29