The decision has fallen. Patrick Balakany “will be imprisoned” this Monday in Fleury-Mérogis, announced the prosecutor of Evreux (Essonne) after the revocation of his electronic bracelet, announced the public prosecutor of Evreux Dominique Puechmaille during a brief point press in front of the gendarmerie of Vexin-sur-Epte (Eure), The wife of the latter, Isabelle, “is for the moment still in the hospital”, she added.
This Thursday, justice had revoked the placement under electronic bracelet of the couple Balkany after several infringements. The dismissal follows a hundred incidents that caused their bracelets to ring at the Moulin de Cossy, their residence in Giverny (Eure) where they have been under house arrest under electronic surveillance since March 2021. Sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion, Isabelle and Patrick Balkany had obtained an adjustment of sentence.
the Balkany spouses “wanted to play with fire”
According to Dominique Puechmaille, public prosecutor of Evreux, by not respecting the obligations imposed by their house arrest in their property, the Balkany spouses “wanted to play with fire”.
This Thursday, Patrick Balkany assured on BFMTV that his wife had been taken care of by firefighters after swallowing a box of barbiturates. Medicines that can be prescribed for patients with sleep difficulties and anxiety. He therefore appeared alone this morning before the prosecutor of Evreux.