Patrick Balkany released on parole

Patrick Balkany will be able to join his wife, Isabelle, on Friday August 5. The former mayor of Levallois-Perret has been imprisoned in Fleury-Merogis prison since February for having breached several obligations following his first release for health reasons in 2020. In his city, many consider this decision unfair. “I suppose there are many people who are not of his condition, who are old and in poor health, and who are not taken out“, offended a resident.

The former baron of Hauts-de-Seine is sentenced for tax evasion between 2009 and 2015. On Friday, he will leave without an electronic bracelet but with the obligation, among other things, to “repair in whole or in part the damage caused by the infringement“. In the event of non-compliance, the court warns: Patrick Balkany will have to serve his entire sentence in prison, which is supposed to end in April 2023.