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Yvan Colonna, Corsican separatist who was convicted of murder but gained a cult following among other nationalists – obituary
![Jean-Hugues Colonna leaves the court in Paris, France on December 13, 2007 after the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing France's top Jean-Hugues Colonna leaves the court in Paris, France on December 13, 2007 after the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing France's top](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E90JGJ/jean-hugues-colonna-leaves-the-court-in-paris-france-on-december-13-2007-after-the-verdict-in-the-trial-of-yvan-colonna-the-court-found-shepherd-yvan-colonna-guilty-of-killing-frances-top-government-representative-in-corsica-claude-erignac-in-1998-and-sentenced-him-to-life-in-jail-following-a-month-long-trial-photo-by-mousseabacapresscom-2E90JGJ.jpg)
Jean-Hugues Colonna leaves the court in Paris, France on December 13, 2007 after the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing France's top
![Procès lié à l'assassinat de Jean-Claude Colonna : des peines allant de quatre à six ans pour les principaux prévenus Procès lié à l'assassinat de Jean-Claude Colonna : des peines allant de quatre à six ans pour les principaux prévenus](https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/image/o_YrZTgWkwgZkK-MTy0Mnfbw30M/1200x900/regions/2020/06/09/5edee938ee72d_jean-luc_germani_et_stephane_usciati.jpg)
Procès lié à l'assassinat de Jean-Claude Colonna : des peines allant de quatre à six ans pour les principaux prévenus
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Dernière journée d'audience au procès des 9 hommes jugés dans le cadre de l'assassinat de Jean-Claude Colonna
![Philippe Dehapiot (L) and Antoine Sollacaro (2nd L), lawyers of suspected gunman Yvan Colonna, his father Jean-Hugues Colonna (C), his sister Christine (2nd R) and his brother Stephane Colonna (R), arrive at Philippe Dehapiot (L) and Antoine Sollacaro (2nd L), lawyers of suspected gunman Yvan Colonna, his father Jean-Hugues Colonna (C), his sister Christine (2nd R) and his brother Stephane Colonna (R), arrive at](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E6AHM1/philippe-dehapiot-l-and-antoine-sollacaro-2nd-l-lawyers-of-suspected-gunman-yvan-colonna-his-father-jean-hugues-colonna-c-his-sister-christine-2nd-r-and-his-brother-stephane-colonna-r-arrive-at-a-special-court-for-colonnas-trial-in-paris-may-2-2011-colonna-a-corsican-shepherd-accused-of-murdering-claude-erignac-faces-is-third-trial-colonna-was-sentenced-in-2007-and-2009-to-life-in-jail-for-the-1998-murder-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-tags-crime-law-2E6AHM1.jpg)
Philippe Dehapiot (L) and Antoine Sollacaro (2nd L), lawyers of suspected gunman Yvan Colonna, his father Jean-Hugues Colonna (C), his sister Christine (2nd R) and his brother Stephane Colonna (R), arrive at
![Jean-Hugues Colonna (L), father of suspected gunman Yvan Colonna, aunt Josette Beech (C) and an unidentified woman sit outside a special court for Colonna's trial in Paris November 12, 2007. The trial Jean-Hugues Colonna (L), father of suspected gunman Yvan Colonna, aunt Josette Beech (C) and an unidentified woman sit outside a special court for Colonna's trial in Paris November 12, 2007. The trial](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1BA6G/jean-hugues-colonna-l-father-of-suspected-gunman-yvan-colonna-aunt-josette-beech-c-and-an-unidentified-woman-sit-outside-a-special-court-for-colonnas-trial-in-paris-november-12-2007-the-trial-of-yvan-colonna-a-shepherd-accused-of-killing-former-corsica-prefect-claude-erignac-frances-top-government-representative-in-corsica-island-in-ajaccio-february-6-1998-in-the-islands-worst-outbreak-of-nationalist-violence-opened-monday-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-2D1BA6G.jpg)
Jean-Hugues Colonna (L), father of suspected gunman Yvan Colonna, aunt Josette Beech (C) and an unidentified woman sit outside a special court for Colonna's trial in Paris November 12, 2007. The trial
![MFrançoise Stefani on Twitter: "Jean Luc Germani, figure du banditisme, condamné à 16 ans de prison en tout pour association de malfaiteurs concernant le cercle Wagram et le meurtre de Jean Claude MFrançoise Stefani on Twitter: "Jean Luc Germani, figure du banditisme, condamné à 16 ans de prison en tout pour association de malfaiteurs concernant le cercle Wagram et le meurtre de Jean Claude](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E3dstHFXEAEAaiL.jpg:large)
MFrançoise Stefani on Twitter: "Jean Luc Germani, figure du banditisme, condamné à 16 ans de prison en tout pour association de malfaiteurs concernant le cercle Wagram et le meurtre de Jean Claude
![Monseigneur Jacques Gaillot and Yvan Colonna's father, Jean-Hugues Colonna, pictured in the first audience held at Paris court, France, on March 19, 2007. The French Interior minister and UMP candidate for the Monseigneur Jacques Gaillot and Yvan Colonna's father, Jean-Hugues Colonna, pictured in the first audience held at Paris court, France, on March 19, 2007. The French Interior minister and UMP candidate for the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E7416F/monseigneur-jacques-gaillot-and-yvan-colonnas-father-jean-hugues-colonna-pictured-in-the-first-audience-held-at-paris-court-france-on-march-19-2007-the-french-interior-minister-and-ump-candidate-for-the-upcoming-presidential-election-nicolas-sarkozy-is-sued-by-yvan-colonna-a-corsican-activist-suspected-of-the-killing-of-claude-erignac-prefect-and-corsicas-governor-in-1998-colonna-and-his-lawyer-decide-to-sue-because-they-think-sarkozy-in-some-speech-presented-colonna-as-guilty-before-he-gets-proper-trial-photo-by-thibault-camusabacapresscom-2E7416F.jpg)
Monseigneur Jacques Gaillot and Yvan Colonna's father, Jean-Hugues Colonna, pictured in the first audience held at Paris court, France, on March 19, 2007. The French Interior minister and UMP candidate for the
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![Jean-Hugues Colonna leaves the court in Paris, France on December 13, 2007 after the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing France's top Jean-Hugues Colonna leaves the court in Paris, France on December 13, 2007 after the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing France's top](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E90JJK/jean-hugues-colonna-leaves-the-court-in-paris-france-on-december-13-2007-after-the-verdict-in-the-trial-of-yvan-colonna-the-court-found-shepherd-yvan-colonna-guilty-of-killing-frances-top-government-representative-in-corsica-claude-erignac-in-1998-and-sentenced-him-to-life-in-jail-following-a-month-long-trial-photo-by-mousseabacapresscom-2E90JJK.jpg)
Jean-Hugues Colonna leaves the court in Paris, France on December 13, 2007 after the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing France's top
![Jean-Hugues and Stephane Colonna, father and brother of Yvan Colonna the alleged killer of prefect Claude Erignac, arrive at the Paris courthouse, before the opening of the trial of Yvan Colonna in Jean-Hugues and Stephane Colonna, father and brother of Yvan Colonna the alleged killer of prefect Claude Erignac, arrive at the Paris courthouse, before the opening of the trial of Yvan Colonna in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E9041P/jean-hugues-and-stephane-colonna-father-and-brother-of-yvan-colonna-the-alleged-killer-of-prefect-claude-erignac-arrive-at-the-paris-courthouse-before-the-opening-of-the-trial-of-yvan-colonna-in-paris-france-on-november-12-2007-the-latter-a-47-year-old-goat-herder-and-independence-activist-is-accused-of-murdering-erignac-60-in-february-1998-as-he-walked-to-a-concert-hall-in-the-southern-corsican-city-of-ajaccio-colonna-who-is-the-son-of-a-former-corsican-parliament-member-spent-several-years-in-hiding-in-the-mountains-of-corsica-after-being-named-as-a-suspect-in-the-affair-he-was-2E9041P.jpg)
Jean-Hugues and Stephane Colonna, father and brother of Yvan Colonna the alleged killer of prefect Claude Erignac, arrive at the Paris courthouse, before the opening of the trial of Yvan Colonna in
![Monseigneur Jacques Gaillot and Yvan Colonna's father, Jean-Hugues Colonna, pictured in the first audience held at Paris court, France, on March 19, 2007. The French Interior minister and UMP candidate for the Monseigneur Jacques Gaillot and Yvan Colonna's father, Jean-Hugues Colonna, pictured in the first audience held at Paris court, France, on March 19, 2007. The French Interior minister and UMP candidate for the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E74159/monseigneur-jacques-gaillot-and-yvan-colonnas-father-jean-hugues-colonna-pictured-in-the-first-audience-held-at-paris-court-france-on-march-19-2007-the-french-interior-minister-and-ump-candidate-for-the-upcoming-presidential-election-nicolas-sarkozy-is-sued-by-yvan-colonna-a-corsican-activist-suspected-of-the-killing-of-claude-erignac-prefect-and-corsicas-governor-in-1998-colonna-and-his-lawyer-decide-to-sue-because-they-think-sarkozy-in-some-speech-presented-colonna-as-guilty-before-he-gets-proper-trial-photo-by-thibault-camusabacapresscom-2E74159.jpg)
Monseigneur Jacques Gaillot and Yvan Colonna's father, Jean-Hugues Colonna, pictured in the first audience held at Paris court, France, on March 19, 2007. The French Interior minister and UMP candidate for the
![Stephane Colonna (R) and his father Jean-Hugues Colonna are seen in Paris court as they wait for the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna December 13, 2007. The court found shepherd Stephane Colonna (R) and his father Jean-Hugues Colonna are seen in Paris court as they wait for the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna December 13, 2007. The court found shepherd](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D2P3YK/stephane-colonna-r-and-his-father-jean-hugues-colonna-are-seen-in-paris-court-as-they-wait-for-the-verdict-in-the-trial-of-yvan-colonna-december-13-2007-the-court-found-shepherd-yvan-colonna-guilty-of-killing-frances-top-government-representative-in-corsica-claude-erignac-in-1998-and-sentenced-him-to-life-in-jail-following-a-month-long-trial-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-2D2P3YK.jpg)
Stephane Colonna (R) and his father Jean-Hugues Colonna are seen in Paris court as they wait for the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna December 13, 2007. The court found shepherd
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Jean-Hugues Colonna, father of Yvan Colonna arrives at Paris court hall in Paris, France on May 2, 2011 for the opening of Yvan Colonna's appeal trial for the murder in 1998 of
![Jean-Hugues Colonna (L), father of Yvan Colonna, and Colonna's lawyer Pascal Garbarini (R) wait for the jury deliberation in Paris December 13, 2007. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing Jean-Hugues Colonna (L), father of Yvan Colonna, and Colonna's lawyer Pascal Garbarini (R) wait for the jury deliberation in Paris December 13, 2007. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1KE7M/jean-hugues-colonna-l-father-of-yvan-colonna-and-colonnas-lawyer-pascal-garbarini-r-wait-for-the-jury-deliberation-in-paris-december-13-2007-the-court-found-shepherd-yvan-colonna-guilty-of-killing-frances-top-government-representative-in-corsica-claude-erignac-in-1998-and-sentenced-him-to-life-in-jail-following-a-month-long-trial-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-2D1KE7M.jpg)