The feeling of impunity for organized crime in Corsica is not an empty word. On October 30, at noon, Jean-Noël Marcellesi, an economic figure on the island, hotelier and real estate developer, claimed to have received, at his agency in Porto-Vecchio (Southern Corsica), a visit from four men who came to complain to him. : under duress, payment of 500,000 euros. His arrival at the scene would be witnessed by several witnesses.
the 1Ahem In November, Marcellesi denounced these pressures in court and filed a complaint for “attempted extortion by an organized gang,” “death threats,” and “violence.” The prosecutor’s office of the judicial court of Ajaccio immediately opened a flagrant investigation, which was still ongoing on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 6. “We take the reporting of these events very seriously”noted In World The Ajaccio prosecutor, Nicolas Septe. Before adding: “In Corsica, unfortunately, threats are often followed by effects. Furthermore, it is rare for victims of extortion to go to court. »
Before investigators, the alleged victim assured that his attackers had alluded him to the violence committed against one of his sons, Guillaume, on January 17, 2023. He had been seriously injured in an office of a friend’s body shop, in Porto. Vecchio. . The events were filmed by surveillance cameras and its authors, Antoine Bornea and an accomplice, are today being prosecuted for this aspect. Researchers wonder about the existence of links between the two events. The extortion attempt against Marcellesi comes a week after his confrontation with Bornea over his son’s case.
Intimidation approach
The attack on Guillaume Marcellesi, in 2023, was, according to justice, a beating “exceptionally wild”. Hit with a fire extinguisher and an iron bar, he suffered a pneumothorax and serious injuries to his face. Physical consequences, some of which will be permanent. Bornea rejects any criminal premeditation and advocates “chance meeting”. He claims that this occurred after homophobic comments made against his eldest son. For Jean-Noël Marcellesi, the attack on his son was, on the contrary, part of a process of intimidation aimed at obtaining through violence a commitment to renounce the acquisition of a real estate complex located in Porto-Vecchio. A project estimated at 20 million euros.
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