On 23 April it was announced that the French Office of Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides; OFPRA) had granted asylum to two of Bacar's men and refused asylum for six of them; those whose requests were rejected were to be sent to a third country and not returned to the Comoros due to fears of persecution.
Pada 23 April, diumumkan bahwa Kantor Perlindungan Pengungsi dan Orang Tak Berkewarganegaraan Prancis (Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides; OFPRA) menerima permintaan suaka dari dua bawahan Bacar dan menolak enam dari mereka; mereka yang suaka politiknya ditolak dikirim ke negara pihak ketiga dan tidak dikembalikan ke Komoro karena kekhawatiran akan terjadinya persekusi.