two new individuals arrested in Lyon, the investigation for “voluntary homicide” accelerates | EUROtoday

A pair was arrested on the morning of Wednesday, February 18, as a part of the investigation into the loss of life of nationalist activist Quentin Deranque, bringing the variety of individuals in police custody on this case to 11, introduced the Lyon public prosecutor. The man, suspected of getting a direct hyperlink with the violence, and his companion, suspected of getting helped him escape justice, had been arrested as a part of the investigation for “intentional homicide”, stated Thierry Dran, confirming info from BFM-TV.

Tuesday night, between 6 and 9 p.m., seven males and two girls had already been arrested throughout coordinated operations carried out within the Lyon area, Haute-Loire, Drôme and Aisne. Among them is Jacques-Elie Favrot, parliamentary assistant to the deputy (LFI) Raphaël Arnault – who has since clarified having employed “the procedures for terminating your contract”.

Among this primary wave of individuals arrested, six are suspected of getting participated within the violence and three of getting supplied them with assist, detailed a supply near the case. The eleven are interviewed by investigators as a part of police custody which might last as long as ninety-six hours.

Some are the topic of S information, issued by inner intelligence to determine individuals doubtlessly harmful to nationwide safety, in accordance with one other supply near the investigation.

Quentin Deranque, 23, was hit Thursday night by a number of hooded individuals, on the sidelines of a convention by MEP (LFI) Rima Hassan at Sciences Po Lyon, the place he had come to make sure the safety of activists from the Némésis id collective. Suffering from critical head trauma, he died on Saturday.