The President of the French National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, decided on Monday, February 16, to provisionally suspend the access rights to the Assembly of Jacques-Elie Favrot, parliamentary assistant to La France Insoumise (LFI) MP Raphaël Arnault. His name has been cited “by several witnesses” in the investigation into the fatal assault of Quentin Deranque in Lyon.
In a statement published on the social media platform X, the Presidency of the National Assembly indicated that “his presence within the premises of the National Assembly could lead to a disturbance of public order.” The suspension is presented as a precautionary measure, “without prejudice to the outcome of the judicial investigation.”
Yaël Braun-Pivet specified that any further measures, if necessary, fall under the responsibility of the employing MP.
As a reminder, Quentin Deranque, 23, died on Saturday from his injuries after being violently assaulted in Lyon. According to the French Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, he was the victim of “a lynching, without a doubt.” The young man was providing security for the identitarian collective Nemesis, which had come to protest against a lecture by LFI MEP Rima Hassan at Sciences Po Lyon.
The identitarian collective accuses Jacques-Elie Favrot of having taken part in the assault. He denies these allegations.
At this stage, the judicial investigation is ongoing to establish the exact responsibilities in this case, which has sparked strong public emotion and political tensions. The decision by the President of the National Assembly comes in a particularly sensitive context, as the precise circumstances of the events have yet to be clarified.
