Death of Quentin Deranque: One of the suspects released

One of the suspects has been released from prison. A man indicted for “voluntary homicide” after the death of radical far-right activist Quentin Deranque in Lyon was released under judicial supervision on Thursday evening. The prosecution announced its intention to appeal this decision.

Born in 1999, the young man could therefore return to pre-trial detention. The Lyon prosecutor, Thierry Dran, indicated that the prosecution would file an interim release to contest his release, confirming information from Le Figaro. His lawyer, contacted Thursday evening, did not wish to comment.

A first disagreement in February

This is not the first time that his continued detention has been debated. In February, a liberty and detention judge and the prosecution had already disagreed on the issue. The investigating chamber of the Court of Appeal finally ruled in March in favor of his placement in pre-trial detention.

Quentin Deranque, 23, was beaten to death on February 12 in Lyon by several hooded people, after a clash between ultra-right and ultra-left activists, on the sidelines of a conference by LFI MEP Rima Hassan.

Nine men indicted for murder or complicity

After several waves of arrests in February and March, nine men were indicted for murder or complicity. According to a source close to the matter, they were members or close to the Young Guard, an ultra-left movement founded in 2018 by LFI deputy Raphaël Arnault and dissolved in June. Among them was a parliamentary collaborator of the MP.