“The drama is not often far away” during demonstrations alerted Tony Mouchet on Friday on franceinfo.
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The commander of the gendarmerie region of Corsica, Tony Mouchet, said to himself “concerned” Friday March 11 on franceinfo, after the attempted intrusion of demonstrators into the gendarmerie of Porto-Vecchio (Corse-du-Sud). “The drama is often not far away”he warned, more a week after the start of the demonstrations in Corsica following the attack on Yvan Colonna in prison.
The gendarmerie commander says to himself “shocked and sorry” by these facts, but also by “the unconsciousness of actions” of some demonstrators for a week. “I am thinking in particular of last Sunday in Corte, where we suffered jets of gasoline, flaming gas canisters which were thrown against our men.” The commander ensures that his troops act “with discernment and coolness in order to avoid any drama”.
Saturday, a Ligue 2 football match under close surveillance takes place between Bastia and Ajaccio. The prefect of Corsica has also banned the movement of Bastia supporters for this Corsican derby, due to the incidents that the island has been experiencing for several days, reports France Bleu RCFM. “The police will be mobilized for this event, but also on the big event”, scheduled for Bastia, Saturday at 3 p.m. The prefect took this decision to prevent supporters coming from Bastia from crossing protesters in Ajaccio,