Yvan Colonna: A video of CRS singing the Marseillaise is controversial

The video taken by a user, lasts only a few seconds but has already been shared thousands of times on social networks. And ignite the island nationalist world. We see a group of CRS, in civilian clothes, who are in the barracks of Furiani, during a moment of conviviality, filmed from afar, intoning a Marseillaise at the top of their voices. Exclamations and applause punctuate the end of the anthem. A legend accompanies the short film: “The CRS who sing the Marseillaise and applaud during the funeral of Yvan Colonna.” However, the video is not authenticated. Difficult to be able to confirm the supposed date (Friday March 25) and the schedule (around 3 p.m.). The fact remains that this sequence aroused reactions of indignation among elected nationalists. Starting with the deputy for the second constituency of Haute-Corse, Jean-Félix Acquaviva: “As it seems to be the case, the CRS in Furiani “celebrated” at the time of the funeral, the death of Yvan Colonna in singing La Marseillaise, with cries of joy. Pure hatred… One scandal too many. We immediately demand accountability from the government”, reacted on twitter, the elected representative of Femu in Corsica. As it seems to be the case, the CRS in Furiani “celebrated” at the time of the funeral, the death of Yvan Colonna by singing La Marseillaise, with cries of joy. Pure hatred… One scandal too many. We immediately demand accountability from @gouvernementFR. #YvanColonna pic.twitter.com/aMrVNBVsw6 — Jean-Félix Acquaviva (@JF_Acquaviva) March 26, 2022 Christine Colonna, sister of Yvan Colonna, also posted the film with a short sentence: “They got it…” . Same line for Femu a Corsica: “The Furiani CRS organized a big party yesterday to celebrate the funeral of Yvan Colonna: barbecue, Marseillaise sung at the top of the lungs, at the precise moment of the start of Yvan’s funeral, screams of joy “we got it! “Colonial hatred in its purest form. U troppu stroppia!” Another video* that we were able to watch also shows the scene from another angle. The person who took this video indicates having filmed this scene on Friday at “2:59 p.m.”, but specifies that he only heard songs. Another sequence shows the CRS performing the popular song, “Alouette, gentille alouette”. Two rallies are underway, at this very moment in front of the prefectures of Ajaccio (a hundred people) and Bastia, at the call of several nationalist student unions but also of Corsica Libera. Another rally is scheduled tomorrow in front of the Furiani barracks at 5:30 p.m. Two rallies are underway, right now in front of the prefectures of Ajaccio and Bastia pic.twitter.com/DwoCcyGpmD – Corse-Matin ? (@Corse_Matin) March 26, 2022 Rally in Ajaccio in front of the prefecture pic.twitter.com/40N2KmJcuh – Corse-Matin ? (@Corse_Matin) March 26, 2022