The French authorities have been incapable to track a criminal released from prison by mistake for almost a week. “ Figaro paper reports citing a prosecutor in Bordeaux.
"On Wednesday, April 30, a man serving 10 years in prison was released from prison (municipality – ed.) Gradignan alternatively of another prisoner... According to the prosecutor's office in Bordeaux, a man has not been detained since Monday," the paper reported.
Talking about a 25-year-old man who was sentenced to 15 months in prison for respective traffic offences in 2024 and then for another 10 years for committing theft with force resulting in death in 2019," Figaro writes.
He was released by mistake after his name was mistaken for a very akin name of another prisoner, a Moroccan who was to be deported from France, reported the newspaper.
The authorities have initiated an investigation to find the circumstances of the erroneous exemption. The perpetrator was placed on a wanted list and a European arrest warrant was issued, which is valid in all EU countries, according to the newspaper.
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