Sabrina Sebaihi claims that Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu "slaughtered" Pengo Bossio Wangi "a second time" on Tuesday by "invoking the death of Quentin Deranque to explain to us that one death cannot be pitted against another.

 

Sabrina Sebaihi claims that Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu "slaughtered" Pengo Bossio Wangi "a second time" on Tuesday by "invoking the death of Quentin Deranque to explain to us that one death cannot be pitted against another.

Yes, Ecologist MP Sabrina Sebaihi made this exact accusation against French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu during the Questions to the Government session at the National Assembly on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

The exchange followed a high-tension political debate regarding a racist terrorist attack that took place on Friday, October 23, 2026, in Trappes, which resulted in the death of 26-year-old amateur MMA fighter Pengo Bossio Wangi.

The Context Behind the Dispute

• The Prime Minister's Comments (Tuesday, October 27, 2026): While answering parliamentary questions about the Trappes attack, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu condemned the "racist terrorist attack" but added that within the Republic, one must not "pit one death against another". In doing so, he referenced the death of Quentin Deranque, an ultra-right activist who died during a street brawl with anti-fascist activists in Lyon in February 2026.
• Sabrina Sebaihi's Interpellation (Wednesday, October 28, 2026): Speaking in the presence of Pengo Bossio Wangi's family in the public gallery, Sabrina Sebaihi heavily criticized the Prime Minister's parallel. She stated that Lecornu had "shot down [their] son a second time" by invoking Deranque's death. Sebaihi argued that "a terrorist attack is not a street brawl," emphasizing that Pengo was targeted specifically because he was Black, and accused the Prime Minister of trivializing a terrorist act.
• The Government's Response: Responding on behalf of the government, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez strongly rejected Sebaihi's framing, calling her remarks a "charge of unprecedented violence". Nuñez maintained that the executive branch makes no distinction between victims, completely condemns the terrorist act, and remains firmly committed to fighting racism