Two men aged 22 and 26 were arrested on March 4 in connection with the death of Quentin Deranque, a 23-year-old far-right militant killed on February 12 in Lyon by an extreme-left group. The suspects are in custody on charges of organized band murder and complicity. The case stems from violent clashes near Sciences Po Lyon during a conference by MEP Rima Hassan.
The investigation into the death of Quentin Deranque, which occurred on February 12 in Lyon, is intensifying with two new arrests made on March 4. The suspects, aged 22 and 26, were detained in the Lyon region and the Aube department. They are suspected of taking part in the violence that pitted far-right and far-left militant groups against each other near Sciences Po Lyon.
The clashes began when members of the far-right group Némésis unfurled a banner protesting the visit of Rima Hassan, a La France insoumise MEP, for a conference. This escalated into a pitched battle between young militants from both sides, before an extreme-left group violently attacked isolated far-right activists. Quentin Deranque suffered severe skull injuries in the assault and died from irreversible wounds, according to medico-legal reports.
In total, seven people, including members of the antifascist group La Jeune Garde, have already been charged. The judicial probe focuses on charges of murder in an organized band and complicity. The investigation is handled by the territorial criminality division and the anti-terrorism sub-directorate of the police.
These developments signal a tightening of the probe, aimed at clarifying the precise circumstances of these urban clashes between radical militants.
