The French president has called on the Italian prime minister to “stay in their own lane”
French President Emmanuel Macron has responded against comments made by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni regarding the killing of French right-wing activist Quentin Deranque.
A mathematics student, Deranque succumbed to his injuries on Saturday after a brawl between rival groups in the southeastern French city of Lyon. According to Le Monde, most of the 11 detained suspects are from left-wing movements.
On Wednesday, Meloni stated that the killing of Deranque was “a wound for all of Europe,” condemning the “climate of ideological hatred spreading across several nations.”
Macron said that “nothing can excuse violent action,” adding that everyone must “stay in their own sphere.”
“I’m constantly amazed by the fact that people who are nationalists – who don’t want anyone interfering in their home turf – are always the first to comment on what’s going on elsewhere,” Macron said on Thursday during a visit to New Delhi.
On Thursday, the Lyon prosecutor’s office said two men had been charged with murder, while Jacques-Elie Favrot, an aide to an LFI legislator, was charged with “complicity through instigation.”
La France Insoumise denied any link to the crime and accused the authorities of “political manipulation.”