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Two far-right activists face charges over the 2022 killing of Federico Martin Aramburu

Two men face murder and attempted murder charges over the 2022 shooting of an Argentine rugby player, France 24 reports.

The short version

  • Loik Le Priol faces murder charges and Romain Bouvier faces attempted murder charges in the March 2022 killing of former Argentine rugby player Federico Martin Aramburu.[France 24]
  • Aramburu died after an early-morning argument broke out at a Paris brasserie between the suspects and the rugby players.[France 24]
  • Le Priol, suspected of firing the lethal shots, was arrested at the Hungary-Ukraine border after saying he planned to fight in Ukraine.[France 24]

Key facts

  • Loik Le Priol and Romain Bouvier are charged with murder and attempted murder respectively over the 2022 death of Federico Martin Aramburu.[France 24]
  • Federico Martin Aramburu was fatally shot in the early morning of March 19, 2022, following a dispute at a Paris brasserie.[France 24]
  • Authorities suspect Le Priol, a former commando affiliated with the far-right group GUD, of firing the fatal gunshots.[France 24]
  • Le Priol was apprehended at the border between Hungary and Ukraine after stating he intended to enter Ukraine to fight.[France 24]

What remains uncertain

  • Whether Le Priol fired the fatal shots remains an allegation under judicial examination.[France 24]

Sources

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