Prisoners in France escapes in the backpack of his cellmate

Prisoners in France escapes in the backpack of his cellmate

A man fled a prison in France by hiding in a pocket of his fitting, who was released after served punishment, as local media reported.

Evasion from prison in Corbas

Sébastien Cauwel, the director of the French prison management, told the CNN news transmitter BfMTV that the man had used the release of his co -breed from Corba's prison near Lyon to escape. According to Cauwel, the prison officers noticed on Saturday morning that the man had fled. He admitted that there was an "accumulation of mistakes" and that an investigation of the incident was initiated.

overload of the prisons as a problem

"This is an extremely rare incident that we have never experienced in this administration, and which clearly shows a number of serious defects," said Cauwel. He pointed out that Corba's prison is overcrowded. The occupancy rate is around 170%, which makes the working conditions of the officials considerably more difficult.

Details on the fleeting

The escaped inmate served several punishments, as the French prison service announced in a statement to the European news agency AFP. In addition, he was related to an investigation into organized crimes, AFP reported, citing an undisclosed source from the environment of the case.

former escape cases

Last year another prisoner had fled in France after armed prisoners had attacked Normandy in the northern French region. The fleeting, Mohamed Amra - also known as "Die Fliege" - was arrested in Romania in February this year, such as Reuters reported.