Politics · France · 5 hrs ago
Police sought to give LFI MP Raphaël Arnault a summons, not arrest him
LFI said police tried to arrest its MP Raphaël Arnault at Paris’s Gare de Lyon.
A source close to the investigation said officers were instead trying to deliver him a summons, not arrest him.
The summons was linked to investigations into the killing of Quentin Deranque.
Deranque, a young activist, was killed in February during clashes in Lyon with the Jeune Garde movement.
Arnault created the Jeune Garde and represents the Vaucluse for LFI.
The two accounts describe different purposes for the police visit, and no further steps are specified.
Police sought to give French MP Raphaël Arnault a summons, not arrest him, according to a source close to the investigation.
The summons was linked to investigations into the killing of Quentin Deranque.
France Unbowed (LFI) said police had planned an attempt to detain Arnault at Paris’s Gare de Lyon.
The account from the source close to the investigation contradicted LFI’s claim.
Deranque, a young activist from the far right, was killed in February during clashes in Lyon involving the Young Guard, a movement founded by Arnault.
- Who
- Raphaël Arnault, an MP for France Unbowed (LFI). Police sought to give him a summons.
- What
- Police sought to deliver a summons, not arrest him, according to a source close to the investigation. LFI described the incident as a planned police attempt to detain him.
- When
- October 20, 2026. LFI issued its statement that Tuesday morning.
- Where
- Gare de Lyon in Paris.
- Why
- The summons was linked to investigations into the killing of Quentin Deranque.
France Unbowed (LFI)
Source close to the investigation
Nature of police action
France Unbowed (LFI)
LFI described it as a planned attempt to detain Arnault.
Source close to the investigation
The source said police sought to deliver a summons, not make a surprise arrest.
Quentin Deranque was killed during clashes in Lyon involving the Young Guard.
LFI issued a statement alleging police had attempted to detain Arnault at Gare de Lyon.
A source close to the investigation said police had sought to give Arnault a summons linked to investigations into Deranque’s killing.
- MP
- Raphaël Arnault
- Political party
- France Unbowed (LFI)
- Location
- Gare de Lyon, Paris
- Investigation
- Killing of Quentin Deranque
- Victim
- Quentin Deranque was killed in February in Lyon
- Alleged action
- Police sought to deliver a summons, according to a source close to the investigation
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