FLNC Threatens Non-Corsicans After Rejection of Autonomy
A clandestine separatist splinter group held an armed press conference to denounce the autonomy bill being considered by Parliament and to threaten residents who are not native to the island.
The short version
A small, armed separatist group, the FLNC-UC, rejected the proposal for Corsican autonomy during a clandestine press conference. The anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation following threats against non-Corsicans.
The Corsican National Liberation Front–Union of Combatants (FLNC-UC) held a clandestine press conference on August 5 to reject the proposal for Corsican autonomy.4,1 According to reports, fifteen hooded and armed men attended the conference.4,1 The FLNC-UC called the autonomy plan a “farce” and denounced “rampant settlement colonization.”4
According to *Le Monde*, the small group has adopted a xenophobic stance toward non-Corsicans.3 The FLNC-UC also criticized those who are fighting against the mafia-like tendencies of certain nationalists.3 The anti-terrorism prosecutor's office opened an investigation following this press conference.1
According to *Libération*, only one media outlet, *Corse-Matin*, attended the event.1 The exact location and date of the conference were not specified in the reports.1 Sociologist Jean-Louis Fabiani believes that this stance illustrates a sharp hardening of the FLNC-UC’s position.2
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