RMC NEWS. Spectacular escape in Villepinte: the fugitive's dangerousness was repeatedly highlighted before his flight

Three days after the spectacular escape of an inmate from Villepinte prison, information published this Tuesday, March 10th by Le Parisien, RMC reveals that Ilyas Kherbouch, alias “Ganito,” had been the subject of several reports in the weeks preceding his escape. His dangerousness had clearly been highlighted as he appeared to continue his violent actions in detention. Was the man who managed to escape from Villepinte prison with the complicity of three men posing as police officers underestimated by the judicial and prison services? Was “Ganito’s” dangerousness sufficiently taken into account? These are two questions that arise three days after his escape.

Convicted multiple times since 2023 for robberies with violence, as well as particularly violent kidnappings and abductions, Ilyas Kherbouch seemed to be continuing his activities from his prison cell, which made him especially dangerous.

Several reports

It was also from the Villepinte prison that the 21-year-old, according to investigators, ordered the violent home invasion suffered by Gianluigi Donaruma, then goalkeeper for PSG. On the evening of July 21, 2023, four men broke into the Parisian's home and stole over €400,000 worth of goods from the footballer during a violent burglary. From his cell, "Ganito" thus appears capable of ordering any violent act. This is partly why several reports were sent to various judicial authorities in the weeks leading up to his escape. Despite the mounting convictions, nothing seems to deter him. The evidence against Ilyas Kherbouch continues to accumulate, in parallel with the terror he spreads around him. "Ganito" involved in a suicide? According to our information, he is even suspected of having driven one of his alleged accomplices to commit suicide in prison. On May 10, 2024, the prison administration indicated in one of its reports, consulted by RMC, that Seyni D. hanged himself in his cell at Fresnes prison. Barely 20 years old, the young man, suspected of participating in the home invasion at Donaruma's residence, had been reporting daily threats and violence in detention for months. Before the investigating judge in charge of the case, the young man, who was requesting a transfer to Épinal prison, said he was being pressured by people involved in the same home invasion. When prison guards cut the noose around Seyni D.'s neck, the shadow of "Ganito" loomed over the death of the man considered an informant. "Neither a member of the drug cartel nor a criminal" Yet, the justice system doesn't seem to grasp the extent of Ilyas Kherbouch's dangerousness. Even today, the prison administration maintains that the wanted man is "neither a member of the drug cartel nor a criminal," or at least, "not a violent criminal," according to the administration. The investigation opened by the General Inspectorate of Justice, tasked with determining the shortcomings that allowed this escape, will also have to assess whether the prisoner's dangerousness was accurately evaluated. Ganito's lawyer, May-Sarah Vogeluht, expressed surprise at this escape plan: "Even though he was desperate because of his legal situation, he had done tremendous work on himself in prison. He no longer recognizes himself in the acts he committed." when he was young.” Convicted once again on March 6, four days before his escape, the man who still has to be tried for several cases was not eligible for release before 2035.