Twenty-two years of imprisonment required against Rédoine Faïd

He greeted these requisitions with a smile and an indifferent whistle. A sentence of 22 years in prison was requested on Tuesday October 17, before the Paris Assize Court, against Rédoine Faïd. The “king of beauty” is on trial alongside 11 people for his spectacular escape by helicopter from Réau prison (Seine-et-Marne) in 2018.

For his five relatives, suspected of having helped him during the escape or the three-month run that followed, the prosecution requested sentences ranging from four to 15 years in prison, and the acquittal of the brother who was in the meeting with him at the time of the facts, due to lack of evidence proving that he was informed.

The verdict is expected on October 25

The repeat offender with a bald head “acknowledges all the facts”admitted the accusation at the end of an indictment lasting almost seven hours in two voices, and after a month and a half of hearing. “That said, it was impossible for him to deny the escape from his own visiting room”she added.

On July 1, 2018 at the end of the morning, an armed commando landed in a helicopter in front of Réau prison after taking the pilot hostage. They had thrown smoke bombs and sawed several gates to gain access to the visiting rooms where the robber, now 51 years old, was located. Rédoine Faïd, whose sentence is currently scheduled to end in 2046, faces life imprisonment. His co-defendants face 10 to 30 years in prison.

Defense arguments are scheduled to begin Wednesday and end Friday. On Monday, the court must hear the last words of the accused before retiring to deliberate. The verdict is expected Wednesday October 25.