French Antifa MP Raphael Arnault Convicted of Aggravated Assault

A top far-left Antifa lawmaker in France has been convicted of aggravated assault against a supposed right-wing activist, it was revealed this week.

Raphaël Arnault, a member of the leftist La France Insoumise (France in Revolt/LFI) party and spokesman for the Lyon-based La Jeune Garde Antifasciste (The Young Anti-Fascist Guard), was convicted in 2022 to a four month suspended sentence over a 2021 group attack on who they believed to be a member of a right-wing group.

The victim, identified only as Geoffrey L., was approached by a group of six leftists, who surrounded him, demanding that he unlock his phone. After he refused they attacked him, injuring his arm. Arnault was specifically identified by the victim as one of his assailants.

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