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Overview
- Victoria H., the former prison guard arrested with Ilyas Kherbouch, was placed under formal investigation and jailed in Paris overnight Tuesday to Wednesday, a day after Kherbouch was charged and remanded.
- A 24-year-old woman who turned herself in at the Metz police station on Monday was presented to investigating judges Wednesday on suspicion of posing as a police officer, with prosecutors saying her photo was found on a fake police ID.
- Investigators say impostors used forged judicial orders and police gear to extract Kherbouch for a sham custody transfer, even mimicking pat-downs and handcuffing, and staff noticed he was gone only after the 48-hour custody limit expired.
- The couple spent several days in Delft in the Netherlands and appeared to leave on March 11, with judges issuing a warrant for the ex-guard once identified; they reached a Canet-en-Roussillon holiday residence on March 18 and BRI units arrested them on March 20.
- Two other suspects, including a 27-year-old and a minor, were charged on March 11 for organized escape and corruption offenses, as the JIRS-led probe continues to assign roles and defense lawyers argue the ex-guard was coerced and not involved in planning.