the two other members of the Erignac commando, Alain Ferrandi and Pierre Alessandri, transferred mid-April to Corsica, announces Matignon

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5:59 p.m. : “After discussions with their respective lawyers, these detainees will be transferred by mid-April, after implementation of the usual procedure provided for the transfer of detainees”writes Matignon in a press release.

6:01 p.m. : he two other members of the Erignac commando, Alain Ferrandi and Pierre Alessandri, will be transferred in mid-April to the Borgo prison center (Haute-Corse), Matignon announces.

2:16 p.m. : Other consequences of the death of Yvan Colonna, France 3 via Stella reports that high schools are blocked and that many high school students march in peace.

(FRANCE 3)

2:08 p.m. : After the death of Yvan Colonna, the investigation opened for “attempted assassination in connection with a terrorist enterprise” was requalified as “assassination in connection with a terrorist enterprise”, according to a judicial source at franceinfo.

2:26 p.m. : It is 2 p.m., here is the main information of the midday:

• Guest of France Bleu, President Emmanuel Macron greeted “the spirit of responsibility” of the island’s elected officials because, “in this context, the most important thing is that calm is maintained”. Follow our live.

• An attack near Donetsk left five dead and 19 injured, according to a Ukrainian official. Follow our live.

• The interview of the president and candidate for his re-election Emmanuel Macron has just ended. He was the guest of France Bleu and answered questions from journalists and listeners until a few minutes ago!

• Alexei Navalny, main opponent of Vladimir Putin, was sentenced to 9 years in prison. Found guilty of “fraud” and “contempt of court” by a Russian judge, he risked up to 13 additional years in prison.

1:24 p.m. : “The most important thing is that calm is maintained” in Corsica.

1:07 p.m. : “I want to have a thought for his loved ones, his family, but also for the family of the prefect Erignac”declares Emmanuel Macron, guest of France Bleu.

1:00 p.m. : “A huge mess”, “a drama”… In Corsica, the reactions multiply after the death of Yvan Colonna. Laurent Marcangeli, mayor of Ajaccio, for example, expressed his “compassion for his family” at the microphone of France 3 Via Stella. (AFP)

12:52 p.m. : Matignon also specifies that the final conclusions of the administrative investigation carried out by the general inspection of justice (IGJ) will be revealed at the beginning of July. A judicial inquiry is also open.

1:14 p.m. : The first conclusions of the administrative investigation into the aggression of Yvan Colonna at the prison of Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône) will be made public in early April, Matignon announces to franceinfo. Last week, Gérald Darmanin had rather mentioned the end of March.

12:16 p.m. : Here is the main information of the morning:

• The Kremlin believes that the ongoing talks with kyiv are not enough “substantial”. For his part, Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready for “compromise” that he wants to put to a referendum. Follow our live.

The presidential candidates are invited to the national congress of the National Federation of Hunters for a great oral, without the ecologist Yannick Jadot nor Jean-Luc Mélenchon (LFI), accused of“damage” hunting and excluded from the guest list. Follow our live.

• Alexei Navalny, main opponent of Vladimir Putin, was found guilty of “fraud” and “contempt of court” by a Russian judge. Already imprisoned, he faces an additional 13 years in prison.

• Government spokesman Gabriel Attal called for the “calm and dialogue” in Corsica, the day after the announcement of the death of Yvan Colonna.

11:04 am : The death of Yvan Colonna is “the proof that there was a failure somewhere in the management of the security of the detainees”, assured Manuel Bompard, campaign director of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, guest of franceinfo. He asks the “light on what happened”.

09:00 : We take stock of the news:

Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to discuss with Vladimir Putin if he agreed to negotiate directly with him, including from Crimea and Donbass, but with “security guarantees” in advance. Follow our live.

The suspect arrested in connection with the investigation into the assassination of ex-rugby player Federico Martin Aramburu will be presented to an examining magistrate with a view to her indictment, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office.

Government spokesman Gabriel Attal called “calm and dialogue” in Corsica, the day after the announcement of the death of Yvan Colonna, sentenced to life imprisonment for the assassination of the prefect Erignac.

• Chinese authorities have decreed the confinement of a city of 9 million inhabitants, as China faces its worst epidemic outbreak since 2020.

08:37 : “It’s an assassination (…) We must open a new relationship with Corsica and the French state. A relationship that is part of dialogue, with respect, as the prefect Erignac also wanted. The next five-year period must be the one where we discuss this autonomy.”

The environmental candidate is the guest of France inter. He spoke about the death of Yvan Colonna.

08:03 : “The walls are covered with graffiti to his glory, where we can read ‘Glory to you Yvan’, ‘Yvan you saved us’. Yvan Colonna has always hammered home his innocence but he has paradoxically become a myth of the nationalist struggle on the ‘Isle”, observes Thierry Dominici, political scientist, specialist in Corsica.

08:02 : Hello @Lyon Indeed, the Corsican independence activist had been sentenced to life for the assassination of the prefect Erignac. Since then, he had become a figure in the nationalist struggle on the island. “His name has become mythical for young people fed with the myth of the ‘ribellu’ [le ‘rebelle’ en corse], very present in family stories. We greatly embellish this period of the rebel, of the maquisard”analyzes the political scientist Xavier Crettiez in our article.

08:02 : Hello FI These Corsican media and parties are very nice, but they must not forget that Colonna is an assassin! A little decency would honor them!

07:32 : ???? ??????? MORTU PER A CORSICA https://t.co/75cMNaoJIm

07:31 : “Yvan Colonna, dead for Corsica”also posted in Corsica Core in Fronte, the main independence party.

07:30 : Yvan Colonna, Patriottu corsu, vivu è arrittu per l’eternità! Sarei semper à fianc’à noi! https://t.co/B6mZXCHd8O

07:32 : Several Corsican parties have paid tribute to Yvan Colonna. The Femu a Corsica party of Gilles Simeoni, autonomist president of the island’s executive council, paid tribute to the activist in Corsica on Twitter. “Yvan Colonna, Corsican patriot, alive and well for eternity! We will always be by your side”.

07:26 : Gathering in front of the Bastia courthouse after the announcement of the death of Yvan Colonna. https://t.co/Ipj9BdlrDU

07:26 : Hello @d0m According to Corsica Morning, a gathering of dozens of people took place last night in front of the Bastia courthouse in tribute to Yvan Colonna. A fire was lit but the gathering passed off peacefully.

07:27 : Hello, was the night in Corsica calm?

07:29 : Here is the main information at 6 o’clock:

• Volodymyr Zelensky has declared himself ready to discuss everything with Vladimir Putin if he agrees to negotiate directly with him, including from Crimea and Donbass, but with “security guarantees” in advance.

• Yvan Colonna, the Corsican independence activist sentenced to life for the assassination of the prefect Erignac, died in Marseille, after three weeks in a coma following his attack in prison, a drama which had led to violent demonstrations in the Isle.

A Boeing-737 with 132 people on board has crashed in southern China after plummeting 8,000 meters in a plane crash that could prove the deadliest in that country since 1994.

• Two female victims of an attack at a high school in Malmö, Sweden, have died, Swedish police have announced. The suspect, an 18-year-old student, was arrested in the late afternoon.