An "
abandoned house
" in Ajaccio was damaged by arson on Thursday January 19 around 3:15 a.m., the Ajaccio prosecution told AFP, adding that "
nationalist tags
" had been discovered and that the prosecution national anti-terrorist had seized.
This house was "in
a state of abandonment, empty of any occupant and the owners have not yet been identified
", said the prosecution to AFP, confirming information from France 3 Corse.
nationalist graffiti
Several tags were found on site: “
GCC = Ghjuventù clandestina corsa
” (Clandestine Corsican youth in the Corsican language, editor’s note), “
IFF
” (I Francesi Fora: the French outside, editor’s note), “
Speculaza Fora
” (No to the speculation, editor's note), "
Droga Fora
" (No to drugs, editor's note), "
Liberta per Carlu Pieri
" (Freedom for Charles Pieri, editor's note).
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This last tag refers to Charles Pieri, a 72-year-old Corsican nationalist figure, suspected of having led the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC), a clandestine independence group.
He was indicted on December 9 in Paris, in particular for association with terrorist criminals, and imprisoned within the framework of a judicial investigation opened in Paris on the threat of a return to the armed struggle of the FLNC.
National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office on the spot
There is also a " Capo 5
" tag
, in reference to the properties of a hotelier in La Clusaz (Haute-Savoie), located in Capo di Feno, on the outskirts of Ajaccio.
A bungalow, a swimming pool and a summer kitchen had been destroyed in a fire in April 2022, after being targeted by an explosive charge in September 2021.
Regarding the house in Ajaccio, "
the judicial police were seized this morning, but since then, the anti-terrorist sub-directorate (SDAT) of the national police has made an assessment and the national anti-terrorist prosecutor's office has taken up the facts
", said told AFP the prosecution, which opened an investigation for "
destruction by dangerous means
".
Repeated criminal acts
The PNAT had already seized in early January of the arson which had targeted a second home in Alata, on the outskirts of Ajaccio, on which nationalist inscriptions had also been found, in particular one referring to Charles Pieri.
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Corsica has known for a year a multiplication of arson attacks mainly targeting second homes of French people residing in France, often with the presence of tags, but without official claim.
Campsites, beach restaurants, construction companies and construction machinery were also damaged by arson.
On July 11, 16 acts had been claimed by the FLNC.
The PNAT had taken up all the facts.
