Government spokesman Gabriel Attal called on Tuesday for "calm and dialogue" in Corsica, the day after the announcement of the death of Yvan Colonna.

He also assured that "all the light will be shed" on the aggression of which the Corsican was a victim in prison.

In interview on Europe 1

"All the light will be shed on the sequence which led to this situation which is not acceptable", he declared Attal, on Europe 1. "Obviously there is a very serious dysfunction", he said. -he adds.

Sentenced to life in 2011 for the 1998 assassination of the prefect Erignac, the independence activist died on Monday evening in Marseille, after three weeks in a coma after his violent attack at the central house in Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône). by a radicalized fellow prisoner.

Anger in Corsica

This aggression had provoked an explosion of anger in Corsica, with sometimes violent demonstrations across the whole island.

Calm finally returned to the island last week with a three-day visit by Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, during which the latter promised discussions with Corsican elected officials and the forces of the island who could lead to eventual autonomy for the community.

An open judicial inquiry

“Everyone knows the reasons which led Yvan Colonna to prison, the cold-blooded assassination of the prefect Erignac, but the dramatic circumstances in which he was killed are obviously very shocking”, underlined Gabriel Attal, sending his condolences to his family.

"We will find out what happened, the responsibilities," he said, recalling that an inspection has been carried out, a judicial investigation opened and that parliamentary hearings are planned.

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Death of Yvan Colonna: Sentenced for the death of the prefect Erignac, the Corsican nationalist succumbed to his attack in prison

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