{"id":12559,"date":"2026-02-18T03:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12559"},"modified":"2026-02-18T03:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:03:49","slug":"france-arrests-nine-over-killing-of-far-right-activist-quentin-deranque-crime-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12559","title":{"rendered":"France arrests nine over killing of far-right activist Quentin Deranque | Crime News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The 23-year-old was beaten to death by far-left activists in France\u2019s Lyon last week.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">4 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Police in France have arrested nine suspects, including an aide to a far-left lawmaker, over the killing of a far-right activist in the southeastern city of Lyon, according to a prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>The arrests come as France mourns Quentin Deranque, 23, who was beaten to death last week by far-left activists outside a Lyon venue where Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan was speaking.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The incident has jolted France\u2019s political class and fuelled tensions between the far-right and far-left ahead of municipal elections in March and the presidential race in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Lyon prosecutor Thierry Dran announced the arrests of four suspects, followed shortly after by five more, bringing the total to nine.<\/p>\n<p>The AFP news agency, citing a source following the case, said six of the detainees are suspected of participating in the beating, while three are suspected of aiding them. Seven were men, and two were women, the source told the agency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">An assistant to Raphael Arnault, a lawmaker of the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, was among the first four detained. Arnault said the aide had \u201cstopped all parliamentary work\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cIt is now up to the investigation to determine responsibility\u201d, he added on X.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the LFI, Jean-Luc Melenchon, said those who had attacked Deranque had \u201cdishonoured\u201d themselves by acting with apparent lethal intent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to violence, whether it be defensive or offensive\u2026 not all blows are allowed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The beating of Deranque took place on Thursday, on the sidelines of a far-right protest against Hassan\u2019s appearance in Lyon. An anti-immigration collective called Nemesis said Deranque had been at the protest in Lyon to protect its members.<\/p>\n<p>Nemesis has blamed the killing on La Jeune Garde (The Young Guard), an anti-fascist youth group co-founded by Arnault before he was elected to parliament.<\/p>\n<p>La Jeune Garde, which was dissolved in June, has denied any links to the \u201ctragic events\u201d, while Arnault has called the killing horrific.<\/p>\n<p>According to the AFP, another source close to the probe described Thursday\u2019s attack as \u201ca pitched battle between members of the far left and the far right\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A video of the alleged attack broadcast by TF1 television shows a dozen people hitting three others lying on the ground, two of whom manage to escape.<\/p>\n<p>A witness told AFP that \u201cpeople were hitting each other with iron bars\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers held a minute of silence on Tuesday afternoon at France\u2019s National Assembly in memory of Deranque, while a march is expected to be held in Lyon next Saturday in his honour.<\/p>\n<p>While the government has singled out the LFI and La Jeune Garde, the Lyon prosecutor on Monday declined to comment on those claims, only specifying that the incident was being investigated as a voluntary homicide and aggravated assault.<\/p>\n<p>On the far right, the presidential hopeful from the National Rally, three-time contender Marine Le Pen, has condemned the \u201cbarbarians responsible for this lynching\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Her lieutenant, Jordan Bardella, who heads her party, said after the arrests that the LFI\u2019s Melenchon had \u201cmoral and political responsibility\u201d for what happened, claiming he had \u201copened the doors of the National Assembly to suspected murderers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Opinion polls put the far right in the lead for the presidency in 2027, when centrist President Emmanuel Macron will have to step down after the maximum two consecutive terms in office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 23-year-old was beaten to death by far-left activists in France\u2019s Lyon last week. 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