Overview
- The prosecutor, Jean-Philippe Navarre, opened an inquiry for intentional violence without incapacitating injury and entrusted it to the Bastia gendarmerie.
- The incident was reported to have occurred Tuesday midday in Lucciana, Haute-Corse, in front of numerous witnesses.
- Mossa Palatina alleges the assailant is a known supporter of Bastia’s autonomist municipal majority but has not publicly named the person.
- The party claims Battini acted in self-defense, subdued the attacker, and says cameras and witnesses will confirm he did not initiate the confrontation.
- Authorities have invited Battini to file a formal complaint and provide details, as he campaigns for Bastia’s municipal elections after a 4.25% showing in the 2024 legislative race.