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If you want my opinion on Palmade, he has nothing to do in prison.
It is in these terms that the former mayor of Levallois-Perret (Hauts-de-Seine), Patrick Balkany, spoke this Tuesday morning on CNews on the provisional detention of the comedian, for homicide and unintentional injuries.
This court decision follows the accident of February 10, caused by Pierre Palmade under the influence of cocaine.
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For me, the decision that had been taken by the judge was the best possible decision
”, thus continued the ex-aedile, himself sentenced in 2019 to four and a half years in prison for tax evasion and imprisoned at the Health prison until last summer.
Patrick Balkany was finally able to get out of it, after his sentence was adjusted.
According to him, it would have been preferable to put Pierre Palmade "
under an electronic bracelet in a psychiatric hospital specializing in addictions
".
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We were treating him, and he was locked up
, he further argued.
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Hospital detention is worse than prison because there are no windows to open, there is no air… You are totally locked up and isolated.
At least, in his cell, we can open his window.
»
The former mayor explained that "
with a bracelet, you cannot leave the place assigned to you, otherwise it will ring immediately and you will be picked up
".
And to add: “
I know something about it.
“Last December, the device of electronic bracelets, which applied to Patrick Balkany but also his wife, Isabelle, was finally revoked by justice.
In question, too many offenses not respecting this placement under surveillance.
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