The two escapees, aged between 20 and 30, are still on the run. A search warrant has been issued to find them.
Two inmates from the Fleury-Mérogis remand center (Essonne) escaped on Tuesday September 13 afternoon during a walk in the forest of Fontainebleau (Seine-et-Marne), franceinfo learned this Wednesday from a source close to the case. The Evry prosecutor also confirmed the escape of the two detainees to franceinfo.
The two fugitives, aged between 20 and 30, participated, with six other detainees, in a running outing in the Fontainebleau Forest, specifies the source close to the case. They used the excuse of a pressing desire to escape the supervision of supervisors. A source close to the case confirms to franceinfo that one of them was convicted of drug charges. An investigation is opened and the Evry gendarmerie company is seized. A search warrant has been issued, specifies the Evry prosecutor.
One of the two fugitives was convicted of drug charges
“We are not in a spectacular escape like Redouane Faïd”, insists the union representative. The two detainees escaped during a “walking race”. They had been “sorted case by case during a specialized commission”, explains Didier Kandassamy, to participate in an outing “dedicated to reintegration”. None, for example, were subject to disciplinary sanctions.
“We were on target” regarding supervision, he assures, with “6 or 8 inmates for 4 or 5 supervisors”. The supervisors were not armed. “We never have maximum security during these outings”recognizes the secretary FO justice of Fleury-Mérogis.
“This is not an isolated case”
“That doesn’t happen every day but it’s not an isolated case. recognizes this Wednesday evening on franceinfo the local secretary Force Ouvrière justice of Fleury-Mérogis (Essonne), Didier Kandassamy. “Some thought should perhaps be given to better supervise outings and better select those who participate in them,” concludes Didier Kandassamy.
Fleury-Mérogis prison is the largest penitentiary center in Europe, with 3,922 inmates as of August 1, 2023, including women and minors, for 2,853 places, i.e. an occupancy rate of 137.5%, according to the ministry. of Justice.