Yvan Colonna’s family “in stable but very serious condition” comes out of their silence

In a two-page press release this Saturday, March 5, the Colonna family speaks publicly about the state of health of Yvan Colonna, still being treated in the intensive care unit of theMarseille North Hospital in a state of post anoxic coma.

“We have been without news of his condition for long hours, very long hours and our requests to the Arles jail went unanswered,” she indicates. “Yvan was then announced deceased, then in a state of brain death and finally in a stationary but still very serious condition“, continues the Colonna family.

An abnormally confused, incomprehensible, suspicious situation

This silence of the authorities, the circumstances of the drama are revealing according to her of a “abnormally confused, incomprehensible, suspicious situation”.

These doubts join those formulated by Gilles Simeoni which targets in the press the responsibility of the State “who should have applied the right to reconciliation”. And who has shown his distrust of the ongoing administrative and judicial investigations. The president of the Corsican executive has asked for the creation of a independent commission of inquiry composed of deputies, senators and elected members of the assembly of Corsica.

This tension, which adds to a climate of mistrust towards the state on the part of the Corsican executive in recent days, has led to many gatherings of nationalists since Wednesday, in Corsica, in particular in front of the prefectures of Ajaccio and Bastia.

The anti-terrorist prosecution speaks this Sunday

Yvan Colonna’s family also says they are waiting “accurate answers”. And will be constituted civil party in the assassination attempt file opened by the national counter-terrorism prosecution. This one will hold this Sunday, March 6 at 12:30 p.m. a press briefingat the end of the four days of custody of Franck Elong Abethe jihadist 36-year-old who admitted the facts during his first appearance interrogation.

According to his lawyer, Me Benoit David, Franck Elong Abé assaulted Yvan Colonna because he committed a “blasphemy”. It was repeated verbal attacks that allegedly led him to beat him up and then strangle him.

The jihadist could be indicted for attempted assassination in connection with a terrorist enterprise.

Support for protesters in Corte

While thanking “those who supported them”relatives of Yvan Colonna also indicate that they will be “in thought alongside this youth who wish to denounce by mobilization what Corsica is undergoing”. They refer to the call to demonstrate this Sunday, March 6 in Corte at 2:30 p.m., launched by the three nationalist student unions. If the official watchword is now “Basta to the offesa”, it was first relayed in another form by Corsica Libera, in particular which displayed _“Statu inglese murdered”_on social networks.

Beyond the emotion, the Colonna family wishes that this mobilization can expand, under the watchword “Ava basta”.

The fear of the authorities of a “high intensity engagement”

On the occasion of this demonstration, the police fear violence. According to a confidential note revealed by the daily The worldthe departmental directorate of public security in Haute-Corse is alarmed by a “situation unprecedented for 20 years”; she admits to being“the inability to cope with high intensity engagement” and call for reinforcements. 150 mobile gendarmes and CRS arrived on the island on Wednesday by ferry. But the STC meanwhile prevented the landing of 10 gendarmes and 5 trucks the next day at the port of Ajaccio.

Arrived on Thursday the new prefect of Corsica, Amaury de Saint-Quentin wants to play the appeasement card and has resumed dialogue with Gilles Simeoni who confirms having had an exchange “cordial” with the state representative.