Overview
- Lyon prosecutor Thierry Dran announced four arrests in the investigation into the fatal beating of Quentin Deranque, 23, on the sidelines of a protest in Lyon.
- An informed source told AFP that an assistant to LFI MP Raphaël Arnault is among those detained, while local daily Le Progrès reported the aide as Jacques-Élie Favrot, details that have not been officially confirmed.
- National Assembly speaker Yael Braun-Pivet said one of Arnault’s assistants was barred from the chamber after being mentioned by witnesses as the probe proceeds on suspected voluntary homicide and aggravated assault.
- TF1 footage shows multiple assailants striking people on the ground, and witnesses described iron bars being used, with prosecutors saying at least six attackers were involved.
- Nemesis says Deranque was present to protect its members, as the case intensifies political recriminations: officials have pointed to the dissolved La Jeune Garde group, which denies any link, and LFI figures have condemned the killing and rejected blame.