Corsican nationalist activists still on the street

Is this a first step towards appeasement in Corsica? The demonstrations provoked by the aggression of Yvan Colonna were calm on the evening of Friday March 11. On Friday, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the lifting of the DPS status, a particularly reported detainee, for the last two members of the “Erignac commando”, Alain Ferrandi and Pierre Alessandri. This decision paves the way for their potential repatriation to a Corsican prison. Will she manage to calm the anger of the demonstrators on the island of Beauty?

Demands from young activists

The barricade remains in place in front of the Fesh high school, guarded by around fifteen students who have been politicized and mobilized from the start. For them, Matignon’s gesture is only the beginning: “we are in the street to support the family of Yvan Colonna but now we have other demands. Why not demand the release of prisoners? “, asks Jean-Laurent, a high school student, at the microphone of Europe 1.

Their determination remains intact. For Laurine, another protester, the big rally on Sunday in Bastia is more relevant than ever. These militant high school students want more concessions from the government. “It’s a first victory but we are not going to calm the movement because we need clarification on the Yvan Colonna affair. For the moment, we will wait for the demonstration on Sunday, see what will happen “says Lauren.

Same discourse on the political side. Gilles Simeoni, president of the executive council of Corsica, is in direct contact with Prime Minister Jean Castex and with Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior. He hopes for the opening of a lasting dialogue with the government. The same goes for the process of de-escalation on the Isle of Beauty.