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France’s Top Administrative Court Upholds Dissolution of Far-Left Group La Jeune Garde

The ruling deems the ban proportionate to documented calls for street violence, directing attention to probes into a suspected reconstitution.

Le Conseil d’État a rejeté jeudi 30 avril le recours de La Jeune Garde contre sa dissolution prononcée le 12 juin 2025.
[Riccardo Milani / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP]
Mort de Quentin: ouverture d'une enquête après des soupçons de «reconstitution» de la Jeune Garde
Le Conseil d’État a confirmé la dissolution de La Jeune Garde.

Overview

  • The Conseil d’État, which ruled Thursday, rejected La Jeune Garde’s appeal and left in place the June 12, 2025 decree dissolving the group.
  • The court said the movement led and incited violent confrontations and the physical exclusion of opponents from public space, noting frequent violence by members and no condemnation by the group.
  • The decision cited posts about neighborhood “quadrillages,” a 2024 video with masked participants used for intimidation, and regular “self-defense” trainings that prepared members for street fights.
  • Media have linked several alleged assailants to the group in the February 12 killing of far-right activist Quentin Deranque in Lyon, and judicial investigations remain active.
  • An inquiry opened in late February after the Interior Ministry signaled suspected efforts to re-form the dissolved group, which could shape the next legal steps.