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Kick accuses French authorities of politicising streamer's death

Raphaël Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove, died during a live stream on the Kick website.

Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the Australian video platform, and French government minister Clara Chappaz said the state would take Kick to court to "stop the damage caused by the content involved in this tragedy". Kick also states it suspended all related accounts pending investigation, and said it cooperated fully with all authorities, including law enforcement, the regulatory body Arcom and the office of Chappaz. They also disclosed Mr Graven had previously been spoken to by detectives and had "firmly denied" being a victim of violence, saying the acts he was involved in were staged to "create a buzz" and make money.

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