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On the evening of Tuesday March 15, several rallies are held in front of the prefectures of Corsica. The nationalists maintain the pressure, on the eve of the visit of the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin. Ivan’s aggression Colonna resurrected demands for more autonomy.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, will be in Corsica Wednesday March 16 “to open a cycle of discussions on the future of the island”. “He comes at a time of very high tension here, where demonstrations have been going on for more than ten days now.“, explains the journalist of the 19/20 Alexandra Layspecial correspondent to Corte (Upper Corsica).
Among the Corsican demonstrators, many young people. AT Bastia (Upper Corsica)high school students have been blocking the entrance to their establishment for ten days. They protest against the aggression of Yvan Colonna by a radicalized prisoner in Arles prison (Bouches-du-Rhone)March 2. For these young people, the assassin of the Érignac prefect is a figure of Corsican identity.
Sunday March 13, in Bastia, clashes broke out between the demonstrators and the police. This demonstration had been initiated by the nationalist student unions. For political scientist André Fazithe aggression of Yvan Colonna has resurrected demands for more autonomy.