Frederic Michel edited by Wassila Belhacine 09:21, March 14, 2022

The demonstration of support for Yvan Colonna degenerated on Sunday March 13.

The tax office was set on fire and sixty-seven people were injured, including forty-four law enforcement officers. 

New violence broke out in Corsica on the sidelines of a demonstration in support of Yvan Colonna.

On Sunday March 13, the demonstration organized in Bastia caused nearly sixty-seven people to be injured, including forty-four from the police.

The Bastia tax center was set on fire.

"To get things done, you need violence"

This morning, the streets around the prefecture still bear the marks of the clashes.

The road services are in action to clean everything up.

Yesterday, for five hours, around 300 hooded individuals, some very young, attacked the prefecture and the tax office.

They used jets of molotov cocktails, agricultural bombs and even rifle shots with lead.

The security forces responded by sending numerous tear gas canisters.

For this young Corsican, the violence is justified: “Since 2015, we have been voting for autonomy, that has not changed anything. The French State talks about democracy and human rights but they do not respect anything. things, you need violence" he explains at the microphone of Europe 1.

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"The principle of a negotiation between Corsica and the State" 

In the crowd of demonstrators, Sabrina, who came with her family, regrets this violence, but is not surprised.

"It's complicated for us to explain to our young people that violence is useless, where they managed to do in seven days, what our elected officials failed to do in seven years", testifies- she.

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Gilles Simeoni, the president of the Corsican executive, was also present during the demonstration: "What is important with my interlocutor is that the State at the highest level publicly lays down the principle of a negotiation between Corsica and the state," he said.

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin will travel to Corsica on Wednesday and Thursday to "open a cycle of discussions" with elected officials.