Racist attack in Yvelines: “no element” supports “the existence of a violent action plan” against the left-wing personalities listed by Kévin Tessier
Kévin Tessier, author of the racist attack in Yvelines, had noted the contact details of four public figures without intending to attack them, according to the anti-terrorism prosecution.
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The national anti-terrorism prosecution indicates that no element supports the existence of a plan for violent action against Aymeric Caron, Sandrine Rousseau, David Guiraud and Assa Traoré, whose names and telephone numbers were found at the home of Kévin Tessier, author of the racist attack of October 23 in Yvelines which left one dead and seven injured.
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Why It Matters
On October 23, Kévin Tessier, aged 39, killed Pengo Bossio Wangi with a submachine gun and injured seven people, four of whom were serious, in Trappes and La Verrière, in Yvelines. During the search of his home, a Post-it format paper bearing the names and telephone numbers of four public figures was discovered.
“No element” supports “the existence of a plan for violent action” against the left-wing personalities whose names were found at the home of the author of the racist attack in Yvelines on October 23, the national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office (Pnat) said on Wednesday.
In a press release, the Pnat confirmed that “a paper in Post-it format bearing the names and first names of four public figures, as well as mobile phone numbers next to these identities,” was discovered during the search carried out at the home of Kévin Tessier, “on a table.”
“Heard in police custody on this point, Kévin T. declared that he had recorded the telephone details of these four people via a website listing leaked data, because “they were leftists”,” explained the Pnat. “Questioned about his desire to attack these people, he replied in the negative: “No, no, no I had just taken the numbers but I had no project in progress”,” specified the anti-terrorism prosecution.
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“No element of the procedure supports the existence of a plan for violent action against these people,” he said. On this list are the two Ecologist deputies Aymeric Caron and Sandrine Rousseau, the Insoumis deputy David Guiraud and the activist against racism and police violence Assa Traoré, accompanied by telephone numbers.
The leader of France Insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, was alarmed on X by the existence of this list, as was the environmentalist leader Marine Tondelier. On October 23, in his vehicle, Kévin Tessier, aged 39, killed the young French mixed martial arts hopeful Pengo Bossio Wangi with a submachine gun, and injured seven people, four of whom were serious, in Trappes and La Verrière.
What to Watch
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The national anti-terrorism prosecution will continue its investigation into the racist attack and possible links with other projects.
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What are the exact motivations of Kévin Tessier for his racist attack?
- Why did he choose these four specific figures on his list?
- What legal action will be taken in this case?
