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Nationalist activists blocked the 'Mega Express'

Nationalist activists refused to disembark the 'Mega Express' and its passengers in Ajaccio on March 4, 2022, because of the presence of a dozen gendarmes on the vessel. Law enforcement was arriving on the island to secure the gatherings after the attack on Yvan Colonna. Yvan Colonna, a Corsican nationalist activist, was attacked in Arles prison (Bouches-du-Rhône) by a fellow prisoner. He is currently in a post-anoxic coma. His attacker, had been convicted of "terrorist criminal association", and is the subject of an investigation by the anti-terrorist prosecution. Staff from the Corsican Workers' Unionblocked the disembarkation of the ferry from Toulon. At 6:30 a.m. nationalist activists put a canoe in front of the boat to prevent it from approaching the wharf. Trade unionists denounce the arrival of police on the Island of Beauty after the violent attack on Yvan The majority of CRS troops and gendarmes, around 150 people, arrived on March 3. But for the nationalists, the objective is to make an impression and make their demands heard. They consider the arrival of the police and gendarmes as an "additional provocation" after the attack on one of their own. The fery was to disembark at 7 a.m. 250 people were on board. The prefect regretted the protest movement since the transport in question concerns gendarmerie vehicles as part of regular logistical transport, without reinforcements or law enforcement equipment on the ship. Negotiations were underway.