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Demonstrations continue in Corsica to shed light on the aggression of Yvan Colonna. In Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud), the rallies degenerated into riots on the night of Wednesday March 9 to Thursday March 10.
The Corsican demonstrators want light to be shed on the attack on Yvan Colonna, which occurred in prison a week earlier. The tension rises, Thursday, March 10, in front of the sub-prefecture of Bastia (Haute-Corse) where CRS received stone throwing. In Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud) hundreds of high school students gathered in front of the prefecture. Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis, President of the Assembly of Corsica, speaks of a peaceful gathering and asks the State to understand the youth.
On the night of Wednesday March 9 to Thursday March 10, the first floor of the Ajaccio courthouse was set on fire by demonstrators, armed with Molotov cocktails. The city prosecutor, Nicolas Septe, calls for a return to calm. Among the five in custody is a 15-year-old minor. Student unions and nationalists are launching a new call to demonstrate on Sunday March 13.