Violent protests by independence supporters in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia have led to 82 arrests and 54 police officers being injured, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told broadcaster franceinfo on Tuesday. The separatists are angry about a planned constitutional amendment by the government in Paris, which would give thousands of French citizens in the archipelago in the South Pacific the right to vote and therefore wield more political influence. There have been demonstrations and clashes with security forces, particularly in the suburbs of the capital Nouméa, the…