Yvan Colonna is militant a independence Corsica suspected of having assassinated the prefect Claude Erignac the February 6th 1998 with Ajaccio.

He is the son of Jean-Hugues Colonna, born with Cargèse and former socialist deputy of the the Alpes-Maritimes, and his wife Cécile Riou, Breton origin (Finistere southern).

Course

It was born the April 7th 1960 with Ajaccio. In 1975, all the family settles with Nice where Jean-Hugues Colonna, then teaching in physical education, was transferred. After a Baccalaureat D, Yvan Colonna starts studies to become professor of physical education and sporting. It gives up them in 1981, and turns over to Corsica.

It settles with Cargèse, where it launches out in the breeding of goats. It militates in nationalist movements close to FLNC. It is suspected at the time of having taken part in several attacks in the area, but its forever shown implication.

In the Years 1990, at the time of the bursting of militants FLNC between Historical Channel, Usual Channel and Resistenza , it seems to take retreat with nationalist mobility.

Gendarmerie of Pietrosella

Yvan Colonna must answer d'" criminal association with a company terroriste" for the attack of the gendarmerie of Pietrosella (Corse-du-Sud) in 1997, during which the weapon having been used to kill the Préfet Erignac was catch.

Erignac business

Denounced by several nationalists accused in the Assassinat of the prefect Erignac who reconsidered their declarations then, Yvan Colonna escapes the May 23rd 1999. It is stopped close to Olmeto the July 4th 2003 after being itself withdrawn during more than four years from French justice. Three weeks after its arrest, its alleged accomplices were condemned to sorrows going until perpetuity.

It is returned for " assassination in relation to a company terroriste" before the special Court of Assizes of Paris from November 12th to December 12th, 2007.

October 31st, 2006, the Court of appeal rejected the Pourvoi of Yvan Colonna against her reference in front of the Court of Assizes especially made up of Paris.

Presumption of innocence

The evening of its interpellation the July 4th 2003, Nicolas Sarkozy, then Minister of Interior Department, is delighted by the arrest of “the assassin of the Erignac prefect. February 22nd, 2007, its lawyers announce that Yvan Colonna assigns with the court Nicolas Sarkozy for “attack with the presumption of innocence”. April 4th, 2007, it loses this lawsuit in summary procedure (the court estimated that the remarks of the Minister of Interior Department, even if they “caused an unquestionable impression of culpability” of Yvan Colonna, did not present it like the author of the crime and did not carry not reached to its rights).

With personal capacity, the Colonna families and Sarkozy often cotoyées themselves.

As from the month of February 2006, " the Colonna" business; caused many supports, in particular that of the Ligue (French) of the Human rights, the lawyer of Yvan Colonna belonging to this organization. An support group was officialized in September and collected 17.000 (at the end of November) signatures in favor of “the equity and the respect of the presumption of innocence”.