After the death of the separatist Yvan Colonna, the Collectivity of Corsica announced the setting at half mast its flags from March 22 “to express the collective sadness felt by [le peuple corse].”
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The controversy over the flags at half mast in Corsica rebounds. Guest of M6’s “7:45 pm” on Wednesday March 23, President Emmanuel Macron described as “mistake” the lowering of flags in Corsica after the death of independence activist Yvan Colonna. Asked about this, President Macron replied without further comment. “It’s a fault and it’s inappropriate”. The Community of Corsica had on Tuesday lowered its flags “to express the collective sadness felt by [le peuple corse] after the tragic death of Yvan Colonna and faced with the dark hours that Corsica is going through“.
Other political figures like the centrist senator of Haute-Savoie Loïc Hervé reacted: “If all the light must be shed on the circumstances of this assassination, how can one decently imagine such a tribute?“The elected official directly challenged the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, asking him”to intervene with the Prefect of Corsica so that this decision is condemned.“
I ask @GDarmanin to intervene with the @Prefect2A of Corsica for this decision to be condemned. This evening, I have a moved thought for the family of Prefect Claude Erignac who was cowardly assassinated by Ivan Colonna on February 6, 1998. @Prefect2B
— Loïc Hervé, Senator of Haute-Savoie (@loichervepublic) March 23, 2022
Former Prime Minister Manuel Valls judged the act “unbearable and indecent“.”One thing is to respect the pain and mourning of the Colonna family, another is to transform a man, condemned for the assassination of a Prefect of the Republic, into a hero and martyr. It’s unbearable. I imagine that the State on the spot will react“, he continued.
One thing is to respect the pain and mourning of the Colonna family, another is to transform a man, condemned for the assassination of a Prefect of the Republic, into a hero and martyr. It’s unbearable. I imagine that the State on the spot will react. https://t.co/YR9vpt2J2r
— Manuel Valls (@manuelvalls) March 23, 2022
The funeral of the Corsican independence activist will take place on Friday in his family village of Cargèse (Corse-du-Sud). His body being expected Wednesday evening on the island.