The organizer of the karting campaign in Fresnes prison announced in a press release that he deleted the controversial video on the evening of Monday, August 22. “We have decided with the Kohlanness team to immediately remove the “Kohlanness in Fresness Prison” video“, – is written in this press release of the collective at the beginning of the event. The organizer claimed to have deleted the video.”out of respect for the victims“, after having”learned that one of the detainees participating in the trial has a long criminal record“.
In fact, one of the detainees who participated in the program “In February 2021, he was sentenced to ten years in prison for rape by the Assize Court of Val-de-Marne.“, – studied Le Figarofrom, confirming information Opinion:. His criminal file, which we had access to, also states:numerous cases of theft, including armed violence, a number of convictions for drug trafficking. And escape in 2018, when the convict was placed under an electronic bracelet. Not to mention the various arrests“. This 31-year-old detainee will take part in the tug-of-war, the daily also details.
According to BFMTV, another participant is currently in prison for murder.
The organizer is protected
“However, we have repeatedly stated our terms, namely that there is no penalty for an attack on a person’s physical and/or moral integrity.“, the organizer defended in his press release, before bowing.Our trust in the Fresnes Correctional Center, as well as the Department of Justice, has been violated.»
baptized”Kohlanness: “This event, organized on July 27, which brought together detainees, guards and young people from Fresnes (Val-de-Marne), caused the outrage of several people after the video was broadcast on social networks, YouTube on Friday, namely: showing driving in the prison yard.
Investigation commissioned by DuPont-Moretti
Justice Minister Eric Dupont-Moretti announced on Twitter on Saturday that “ordered an investigation“administrative and convicted”stunning pictures“. “The fight against recidivism goes through reintegration, but certainly not through carting.“, the minister was upset. About the profiles of those arrested in connection with the matter, the chancellor told AFP that “the query will provide the items“, without further details.
“Everything was fine. We didn’t expect thatFrom the Ministry of Justice, explained Enzo Angelo Santo, producer.Kohlanness:ensuring that the Ministry has validated this event. “The goal was to show a moment of humanity between inmates, guards, and youth in the neighborhood.“, he added: “We don’t have to water down our approach to karting“He insisted, detailing that”.all prisonerswho participated in the show “people who can be reintegrated“and”at school“.
If people are detained for short sentences”.reduced to eat, sleep, eat, maybe an hour’s sport nap, they’ll end up on the fringes of society.Enzo Angelo Santo assessed. “It was a fleeting morning with only a few inmates selected by the prison administration (…) It created a moment of social connection for them.“. A dozen arrested persons participatedKohlanness:and only two participated in the karting event. After the publication of its press release, the collective demands to respect the pledge of donations given by the penitentiary and to donate in full to the association for the aid of the victims.
On July 1, the Fresnes detention center had 1,918 prisoners for 1,336 places. Interviewed on BFMTV, Dominique Simoneau, the chief inspector of prisons, condemned “some strange and dismal contradiction“. “There are other things that happen in prison. mountain biking, horse riding, climbing, soccer between inmates and guards, but these pictures are not public.“, he recalled. “The scandal is not there, but in the overcrowding of prisons, and particularly in Fresnes, which is one of the most dilapidated institutions, filled with cockroaches, bed bugs, rats, and where life is miserable. Ditto for prisoners and guards“, Dominique Simoneau emphasized.
Source: Le Figaro
