A dozen people were arrested this Monday morning in Corsica as part of an anti-terrorism case. The operation, led by the anti-terrorist sub-directorate and the judicial police took place mainly in Haute-Corse but also in the Far South. The old and the new executive of Corsica Libera are concerned by these arrests. Activists of the movement also prevented for about an hour the transfer to the police station of one of the people arrested in the Saint-Antoine district, in Bastia, as shown by photos shared by the Facebook page of U Ribombu Internaziunale. His identity is not known at this time.
According to our information, Charles Pieri, former executive of the movement and ex-presumed leader of the FLNC, Ghjiseppu-Maria Verdi, his grandson, current executive of the independence party or Ghjuvan Battista Pieri, his son, at the head of the Ghjuventù Libera are among those affected by this wave of arrests.