French prosecutor of Lyon Thierry Dran addresses the audience during a press conference, a week after the killing in Lyon of far-right activist Quentin Deranque. At the Lyon courthouse on February 19, 2026. OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP
A French prosecutor on Thursday, February 19 sought homicide charges against seven suspects in the fatal beating of a far-right activist that has fueled political anger beyond France's borders, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to tell Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to keep out of French affairs.
Quentin Deranque, 23, died from head injuries after being attacked by at least six people on the sidelines of a far-right protest in Lyon on February 12. Most of the 11 suspects who had been detained are from far-left movements.
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Eleven arrested in probe over far-right activist's death, with far-left group under scrutiny
