Lawmaker Sébastien Delogu detained after altercation with police

Sébastien Delogu, a member of the National Assembly for La France Insoumise (LFI), was taken into police custody on Thursday in Marseille. This action follows an incident several days earlier involving an altercation with law enforcement officers near his home.

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The Marseille prosecutor's office confirms the placement of Sébastien Delogu in police custody as part of the preliminary investigation initiated for contempt of a public official.

The Marseille prosecutor's office confirmed Delogu's detention is part of a preliminary investigation into charges of contempt of a public official. "The Marseille prosecutor's office confirms the placement of Sébastien Delogu in police custody as part of the preliminary investigation initiated for contempt of a public official," the prosecutor's office stated in response to an inquiry from AFP.

Upon arriving at the police station, Delogu made no statement to the press. However, his lawyer, Me Yonès Taguelmint, announced on Wednesday evening that a complaint had been filed against unknown persons for "violence against X," "physical assault and insult." The lawyer expressed that the swiftness of the judicial process would allow for a thorough investigation.

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It is good that this is quick and that Justice can investigate for and against.

According to the police complaint, three officers accuse Delogu of insulting them and obstructing their intervention within his apartment building. They allege that Delogu first alerted a neighbor to the officers' arrival and then physically intervened twice to block their progress. He reportedly filmed the scene, asserting his status as an elected official and claiming to have contacted the sub-prefect.

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He allegedly first warned this neighbor of the arrival of law enforcement officers, then physically intervened twice to block their progress, before filming the scene claiming his status as an elected official and stating that he had called the sub-prefect.