Overview
- Quentin Deranque, 23, died after a Feb. 12 street beating near Sciences Po Lyon, with prosecutors investigating suspected aggravated manslaughter.
- Footage aired by TF1 shows a group striking three people on the ground, and police-linked reports describe a violent clash involving roughly 50 individuals.
- Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez blamed the ultra-left and hard-line rhetoric for fostering violence, while President Emmanuel Macron urged calm and restraint.
- Nuñez said members of the Young Guard appear to have been involved, a claim the group disputes, and LFI figures condemned the violence while rejecting responsibility.
- An aide to LFI MP Raphaël Arnault, Jacques-Elie Favrot, denied involvement as his access to parliament was suspended, and the prosecutor’s office said significant witness accounts have been collected as it works to identify perpetrators.