It could hardly be otherwise. Elizabeth Bourne announced on Thursday that the former director of Arles (Bouches-du-Rhone) prison, Corinne Pullierini, and her warden were to be subjected to “disciplinary procedures “. The decision follows the publication on the same day of the Inspector General of Justice (IGJ) report on the death of Ivan Colonna, who was fatally attacked on March 2 by radicalized inmate Frank Elong Abe. In the gymnasium of the central house of Arles, this 36-year-old Cameroonian jihadist attacked a Corsican separatist who was a co-author of the murder of Prefect Erignac in February 1998. strangulation and strangulation injuries on April 21. In front of the investigators, his attacker justified his action by claiming that Ivan Colona cursed and “they speak ill of the prophet “.
Red line of the General Inspectorate of Justice.the disciplinary violations of the two personnel, caused on the one hand by a lack of active vigilance, and on the other hand by improper management of both video surveillance and orientation during the Radicalization Evaluation (QER) period. “. The first point refers to the “activity controller” who is in charge of the wing where the Corsican separatist was located. This “still experienced” man is accused “far from the corridor leading to the scene of the facts” “without any reason”. The target of the second one is the director of the central house, but also the director of the prison administration.
The former, even if he had left his post ten days before the attack, oversaw the arrival of Frank Elong Abe in Arles and was responsible for the institution’s operations during his imprisonment. The co-pilots present the fate of terrorist detainees live. They are chargedrepeatedly failing to adequately address the lack of orientation during the Radicalization Evaluation Period (QER), which was due to be determined by the Director of Prison Administration in July 2019, and then three times in November. May 2020, May 2021 and January 2022 “.
Safety at the heart of the investigation
The IGJ, however, does not conclude its reasoning, as it confirms that despite the dangerousness of Frank Elong Abe and his status as a prisoner under special supervision, there is nothing against the decision to grant him employment, given that it concerns; a”The way of care for people with complex profiles and for whom the prison administration is obliged to ensure the individualization of punishment; “.
On April 6, 2022, Ivan Colonna’s lawyers filed a lawsuit against the state in the Administrative Court of Marseille, claiming that “the prison administration is legally responsible for his death “Under the name of Article 44 of the law of November 24, 2009, which defines:The prison administration shall provide every prisoner with effective protection of his physical integrity in all collective and individual places. “.
Also at the heart of the IGJ’s investigation is the issue of security and surveillance of the walls of the central house in Arles, which is equipped with a system of 280 cameras, including about fifty in the wing where the drama took place. IGJ Points”the poor use of CCTV footage highlighted by the fact that the officer on duty at the information and control point (PIC) at the time of the events was not familiar with this device, he, like his colleagues, was not trained. in the proper use of equipment, which is important to complement active surveillance“. Behind this observation is a criticism of the strategy of the prison administration in terms of video surveillance. Although the AO guards’ union has long campaigned for piecemeal control of different detention facilities, current protocols require random selection of control.
The prime minister thendecided to follow all recommendations“He will report and ask the Minister of Justice.”District Assessment Inspection Mission for Assessment and Management of Rooting“A system launched five years ago, from which”.seems necessary to consider“.
Source: Le Figaro
