the Corsican independence activist was buried in Cargèse

Fists raised, hundreds of people sang the Corsican anthem in front of the church of Cargese (South Corsica)Friday, March 25. Then Yvan’s coffin Colonnacovered with a flag at Moor’s headwas carried in the middle of the crowd. Family members, nationalist or anonymous sympathizers came to attend his funeral. “There is a lot of emotion, a lot of pain and we support the family as we can.”says a woman. “We are here, we are sad. Corsica is sad“, adds a man.

yvan Colonna61, was a Corsican nationalist activist. He died on Monday March 21 from his injuries, three weeks after he was punched and then suffocated by a radicalized inmate in Arles prison. (Bouches-du-Rhone). He was serving his sentence after being convicted three times for the assassination of the prefect Claude Érignac on February 6, 1998. AT Cargesehis hometown, the atmosphere was one of contemplation. Gilles Simeonihis former lawyer, now at the head of the community of Corsica, had made the trip. The discussions concerning a potential statute of autonomy mentioned last week by Gérald Darmanin should resume soon.