The incredible legal odyssey of Ilyas Kherbouch: Fake police officers and escape

The 20-year-old man of Moroccan origin was found guilty of complicity in an attempted aggravated theft for a "homejacking" committed in Paris in February 2024. In addition to the prison sentence, Ouest-France reports that he will have to jointly pay several thousand euros in damages to the victims to compensate for their moral prejudice.

The hearing was held in an unprecedented atmosphere, as the defendant had escaped last Saturday from the Villepinte remand prison with the help of accomplices disguised as fake police officers. While two individuals were indicted on Wednesday evening, the investigators are still actively searching for the rest of the commando that orchestrated this extraction.

The president of the court strongly deplored the "appalling criminal record" of the defendant, regretting that he had chosen to flee despite the judicial attention paid to him. Incarcerated since the age of 14, "Ganito" had only known a month and a half of total freedom during his entire adolescence, according to the details provided by his lawyer.

"I believe I am not the only person in this room for whom this is a first," emphasized Ms. May Sarah Vogehult during this trial for a client "in a state of escape". For their part, the civil parties expressed their satisfaction at seeing their status as victims and the guilt of the aggressor officially recognized.