The Corsican flags at half mast after the death of Colonna? “It’s a fault”, judge Macron – The HuffPost

Benoit Tessier via ReutersFor Emmanuel Macron, here at the Elysee Palace in March 2022, having lowered the Corsican flag after the death of Yvan Colonna is “a fault”.CORSE – President Emmanuel Macron did not appreciate the initiative of the Community of Corsica. The latter lowered its flags after the death of independence activist Yvan Colonna, whose funeral will take place Friday in his family village. “It is a fault and it is inappropriate”, reacted Emmanuel Macron, who spoke as a presidential candidate on M6. He did not add any further comment. #elysee2022 “Half-masting of the Corsican flag: “it’s a fault and it’s inappropriate”, judge Emmanuel Macron in “Facing the candidates”. @xdemoulins@avecvous ? # 7:45 p.m.pic.twitter.com/JuFRE1OxCb— M6info (@ m6info) March 23, 2022Since the announcement of the death of Yvan Colonna, meditation has prevailed on the island, contrasting with the scenes of violence that have punctuated the various demonstrations of support for the Corsican activist for nearly two weeks. took place calmly and the Community of Corsica lowered its flags on Tuesday. of the Collectivity of Corsica are at half-mast from this day “, justified the institution in a press release. Half-masting of the flags of the Collectivity of Corsica pic.twitter.com/ZRfmgiyJf9— Cullettività di Corsica – Collectivity of Corsica (@IsulaCorsica) March 22, 2022“Unbearable and indecent”This decision has been criticized by some personalities, such as former Prime Minister Manuel Valls. “Unbearable and indecent,” he tweeted. “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.” Same reaction for the deputy LR Julien Aubert: “Whatever the emotion, it is unacceptable.” One thing is to respect the pain and the 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 a martyr. It’s unbearable. I imagine that the State on the spot will react. https://t.co/YR9vpt2J2r— Manuel Valls (@manuelvalls) March 23, 2022Now in France, a local community that is an integral part of the Republic is lowering the flags – and therefore the ?? – to salute the memory of the prefect’s assassin? Whatever the emotion, it’s unacceptable @GDarmanin! @manuelvalls@chevenement. https://t.co/DYdcvoG7V9— Julien Aubert (@JulienAubert84) March 23, 2022Sentenced to life for the assassination of the prefect Claude Erignac in 1998, Yvan Colonna was violently attacked on March 2 in the prison sports hall of Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône) by a fellow prisoner who was serving a sentence for terrorism. After almost three weeks in a coma, this former shepherd died Monday evening at the age of 61 in a Marseille hospital. Anxious to calm tensions within three weeks of the presidential election, the government has made several gestures of appeasement in recent days: announcement of negotiations on a possible autonomy for Corsica, rapprochement by mid-April to the Corsican prison of Borgo of the two other detainees of the Erignac commando, Alain Ferrandi and Pierre Alessandri. Yvan Colonna also claimed his long-standing reconciliation in Corsica but had never been able to obtain it because of his status as a particularly reported prisoner (DPS). Many Corsicans believe that by having refused this request, the State has a share of the responsibility, hence the slogan “French State assassin” widely present in the demonstrations of recent weeks which have sometimes been very violent. See also on The HuffPost: Autonomy of Corsica: what the candidates think