Yvan Colonna
Yvan Colonna (Corsican: 'Ivanu Colonna'; 7 April 1960 – 21 March 2022) was a French Corsican nationalist convicted of assassination. Colonna was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. He was charged with assassinating a group leader and being a member of a terrorist organisation. On 13 December 2007, Colonna was pronounced guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.
On 2 March 2022, he was attacked and stabbed in prison by a Cameroonian Islamist prisoner, who said Colonna "disrespected prophet Muhammad".[1] He died on 21 March 2022 at the age of 61, three weeks after being stabbed.[2]
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Yvan Colonna dans un tribunal en décembre 1999
A banner erected by members of Ghjuventù Indipendentista calling for the release of Yvan Colonna. Many banners and graffiti, in and around University of Corsica Pascal Paoli in Corte, show support for the FLNC and Corsican independence.
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Scene of 2022 Corsica unrest: a flag of Corsica is planted in the centre, and an image of Yvan Colonna on the right
References
- ↑ Protests intensify in Corsica one week after prison attack on separatist leader Colonna (in en-GB). uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ↑ Yvan Colonna est mort, trois semaines après son agression par un détenu radicalisé en prison (in fr-FR). www.leparisien.fr (21 March 2022). Retrieved 21 March 2022.