The family of Louis Hervé, the 17-year-old who died after a violent assault in the southern French city of Narbonne, has condemned what it described as the political exploitation of his death after demonstrations organised under the slogan 'Justice for Louis' went ahead despite relatives asking that the case not be used to advance political causes.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez echoed those concerns, condemning attempts by far-right organisations to use the teenager's death for political purposes and urging that the criminal investigation be allowed to continue.