00:00After this violent footage sent shockwaves across France, the death of Quentin Derenc
00:06is now being investigated as a murder.
00:08An autopsy showed the 23-year-old had sustained injuries mainly to the head, including a major
00:14brain injury that couldn't be treated.
00:17At this stage, the investigation is seeking to identify all those directly responsible
00:23for the criminal act.
00:24This is not based on rumours, but on evidence gathered during the police investigation.
00:29At this time, no arrests have been made.
00:34The incident took place in the city of Lyon after a far-right protest against an event featuring
00:39Rima Hassan, a member of European Parliament for the far-left party France Unbowed.
00:45An anti-immigration collective called Nemesis said Derenc had been at the protest to protect
00:50its members.
00:51The Lyon public prosecutor said he was one of three people unable to escape a group of masked
00:56individuals wearing hoods and was beaten by at least six of them.
01:01Nemesis has blamed the killing on The Young Guard, an anti-fascist youth group co-founded
01:06by a far-left lawmaker, Raphael Arnaud, before he was elected to Parliament.
01:11Arnaud has said he was horrified by the killing, while one of his assistants has reportedly been
01:17mentioned by witnesses in the investigation.
01:19Jacques-Élie Favreau formally denies responsibility for this tragedy.
01:24For the duration of the investigation, Jacques-Élie Favreau is taking leave from his position as
01:29parliamentary assistant.
01:30The French government has blamed rhetoric from France Unbowed for encouraging the violence,
01:36something the party has rejected.
01:38The incident has fueled tension between France's far-right and far-left ahead of municipal elections
01:43in March and the 2027 presidential race in which the far-right national rally is seen as
01:49having its best chance yet.
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