Mastodawn

#France will summon #US Ambassador Charles #Kushner to protest comments by the #Trump admin over the beating death of a #FarRight activist, the foreign affairs minister said.

Jean-Noel Barrot was reacting to a statement by the #State Dept’s “Counterterrorism” Bureau, which posted on X that “reports, corroborated by the French Minister of the Interior, that Quentin Deranque was killed by left-wing militants, should concern us all.”

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https://apnews.com/article/france-us-ambassador-summoned-activist-69514462b8ba2596c2a5c190c72f98ab

France will summon US ambassador over comments on activist's death

France is summoning U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to protest American comments about the killing of far-right activist Quentin Deranque. Deranque died last week of brain injuries after a beating in Lyon during a clash near a student meeting. The State Department’s Counterterrorism Bureau posted on X that “reports, corroborated by the French Minister of the Interior, that Quentin Deranque was killed by left-wing militants, should concern us all.” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot says the case is being used for political ends amid rising political tensions. Police have filed preliminary charges against seven people.

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Nonilex

#Deranque, a #FarRight activist, died of brain injuries last week from a beating in Lyon, #France. He was attacked during a fight on the margins of a student meeting where a far-left lawmaker, Rima Hassan, was a keynote speaker.

His killing highlighted a climate of deep political tensions ahead of next year’s presidential vote. French President Emmanuel #Macron called for calm on Saturday as some 3,000 people joined a march in Lyon organized by far-right groups to pay tribute to Deranque.

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Nonilex Feb 23

“We reject any instrumentalization of this tragedy, which has plunged a French family into mourning, for political ends,” Barrot said. “We have no lessons to learn, particularly on the issue of violence, from the international reactionary movement.”

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Nonilex Feb 23

The #State Dept claimed in its post that “violent radical leftism is on the rise & its role in Quentin Deranque’s death demonstrates the threat it poses to public safety. We will continue to monitor the situation & expect to see the perpetrators of violence brought to justice.”

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Nonilex Feb 23

Seven people have been handed preliminary charges. The Lyon public prosecutor’s office requested that each of them be charged with intentional homicide, aggravated violence & criminal conspiracy. Six of the accused were charged on all three counts. The seventh was charged with complicity in intentional homicide, aggravated violence & criminal conspiracy.

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Nonilex Feb 23

Barrot said he has other topics to discuss with #Kushner, including #US decisions to impose #sanctions on Thierry Breton, a former #EU commissioner responsible for supervising #socialmedia rules, & Nicolas Guillou, a French #judge at the #ICC.

Barrot said both are targeted by “unjustified & unjustifiable” sanctions.

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Nonilex Feb 23

#Kushner was asked to attend a meeting at the foreign affairs ministry scheduled on Monday evening, according to diplomatic sources. He had already been summoned in August last year over his letter to #Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism. #France’s foreign officials met with a representative of the #US ambassador since Kushner did not show up.

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