2023-09-15 05:31:48
They are still sought after. The two inmates of the Fleury-Mérogis remand center (Essonne) who escaped Tuesday afternoon during an outing in the Fontainebleau forest (Seine-et-Marne), are “still wanted”, according to the public prosecutor’s office in Évry, requested by Le Parisien.
The public prosecutor opened an investigation into escape, entrusted to the Évry gendarmerie company, and search warrants were launched. Contacted, the Essonne gendarmerie explained that to their “knowledge”, they had not been caught at that time.
The two prisoners on the run were taking part in a “running” outing with other prisoners and supervisors, according to a source close to the case. Pretending a pressing desire, they moved away and did not return, this source detailed. They escaped to the surroundings of the Gorges de Franchard, according to a police source.
” No risk does not exist “
According to the local Force Ouvrière Justice secretary of the Essonne prison, Didier Kandassamy, two prison officers and three members of the Prison Integration and Probation Service supervised the eight inmates. A system consistent with the practices of Fleury-Mérogis prison. “This is not the first time that we have organized this type of outing. Groups have already gone to the theater, on horseback riding trips… We can never have a guarantee, zero risk does not exist. »
According to the prosecution, “these are release permissions supervised by the Prison Administration and granted by judicial decision”.
An Escapee was due to be released in 2024
One of the detainees was convicted of drug violations and was due to be released in 2024. The second was serving a sentence for sexual assault and exhibition until 2026, the public prosecutor said.
Last June, an inmate escaped from Fleury-Mérogis prison using a basket installed for work, before being arrested a few hours later.
The largest penitentiary center in Europe, the Fleury-Mérogis remand center for men included 3,362 inmates on January 1, 2023, i.e. an occupancy rate of 129.4%, according to the International Prison Observatory (OIP) .
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