Ultra-left' blamed for youth's killing that shocked France
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France's government said Sunday the "ultra-left" was behind the fatal beating of a French youth aligned with the far right, after the killing inflamed political tension ahead of March local elections.
The victim, 23-year-old Quentin Deranque, died of his wounds after being attacked Thursday at a protest against a left-wing politician in the southeastern city of Lyon.
Supporters said Deranque had been providing security at a protest against an appearance by Rima Hassan, a member of the European Parliament for hard-left party France Unbowed (LFI), when he was assaulted by a gang of rival activists.
Deranque was hospitalised after the attack and placed into a coma, but prosecutors on Saturday told AFP he had died of his wounds.
"It was clearly the ultra-left that killed him," said Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin, accusing hard-left politicians -- including from LFI, the largest left-wing faction in the French parliament -- of fuelling "unbridled violence" with their language.
"Words can kill," Darmanin added, accusing Hassan and LFI leader Jean-Luc Melenchon of "not having a word to say for the family of the young man".
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez echoed the accusation, telling public broadcaster France 2 the "ultra-left" was "clearly at the helm" in the attack.
- 'Compassion' -
Speaking after Darmanin's comments, Melenchon voiced his "shock" at the killing.
"We also send our empathy and compassion to his family and loved ones," he said.
Melenchon, a three-time presidential candidate widely expected to run again in elections next year, added that his movement opposes violence. He rejected the blame placed on it as lacking "any connection with reality".
Investigators are working on identifying the perpetrators, the Lyon prosecutors' office said Sunday. An investigation has been opened into suspected aggravated manslaughter.
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It was clearly the ultra-left that killed him," said Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin, accusing hard-left politicians -- including from LFI, the largest left-wing faction in the French parliament -- of fuelling "unbridled violence" with their language.
From an an approved left wing news site, which seems important to those who want to rationalize the lynching of a student by left wing thugs...
You seeded something from a white nationalist site. You should check that sort of thing out prior.
That website publishes articles written by neo-Nazis.
Already you can tell the difference, no mention of 'lynching' by 40 people or any of that horse shit. And when you read the above, you realize it's the current government in France that is supported by and influenced greatly by the National Rally (RN) party that is a far-right populist political party. They're doing what the Trump administration does when anyone at a protest or rally dies, blame their political opponents. Notice all they say here is:
Sounds a lot like something Kristi Noem might say before all the facts are in.
And the ties to left wing lawmakers are already coming out....
LFI lawmaker Raphaël Arnault, who co-founded Jeune Garde, has said he was horrified by the death. Meanwhile, one of Arnault's assistants has been banned from parliament after several witnesses mentioned him in the investigation into the fatal beating,