After a dozen parole applications, the combat Patrick Henry to regain freedom continues. This Thursday, the inmate was again denied parole.
The detention of Patrick Henry begins February 21, 1976. That day, the 23 year old man is indicted for the murder of little Philippe Bertrand, 7, kidnapped three weeks ago in her children from school. A ransom of one million francs was requested to parents. The child’s body was found 10 days after his abduction in a hotel room of Troyes.
“It does not feel that he is suffering these hours of hearing. He appears confident, on the defensive. He is convinced that we have not enough elements, “recalls Patrick Poinsenot, one of the time investigators, told the is Flash.
On the left, Patrick Henry shortly after his arrest. On the right, the boy Philippe Bertrand.
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“It is heartbreaking for parents”
a few days before his arrest, Patrick Henry, a family friend of the child, arrested and released once, defending himself before the cameras. “the last time I saw Philippe, that was four years ago. There were coincidences that made the police turned to me, “he says, rather comfortable.” It hurts the heart for parents and especially for the little boy, one wishes a very quick and successful outcome in this case, “added the man. the moment comes this interview, Philippe is already dead.
a symbol against the death penalty
Patrick Henry was sentenced for the murder of Philippe Bertrand, to life in prison on 18 January 1977 narrowly escaping the death penalty. the audience seated in the Aube, a special resonance. the Patrick Henry’s lawyer called Robert Badinter and the defense of his client is in its struggle for the abolition of the death penalty. He wants to make it a symbol.
The accused, center with glasses, defended by Robert Badinter, just below. AFP / STF 
defender will include this strong sentence:” If you decide to kill Patrick Henry is each of you I see in the morning, at dawn. and I’ll tell me it’s you and you alone who have decided. ”
Drug trafficking
For eight years the man’s detention takes place without splinters. He was transferred in 1981 in the prison of Caen in the Calvados. Four years later, guards found in drugs and alcohol in his cell. In 1989 he was convicted of drug trafficking.
Since his incarceration, Patrick Henry had in mind his parole. In July 2000, it is already in its seventh request. It it is refused by the Minister of Justice at the time, Elisabeth Guigou.
The book is dedicated to his life prisoner. The publisher wanted to suspend publication after the arrest.
AFP PHOTO MYCHELE DANIAU
release, then back behind bars
It emphasizes again and eighth request, in April 2001, his parole is granted, after 25 years behind bars. Patrick Henry comes out May 15. A few days later, he announced to the press release of a book: Do you regret it?
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A year later, in June 2002, former prisoner stopped for a flight in a DIY store. He fined 2,000 euros. And in October, the man was arrested in Spain in possession of 10 kg of hashish.
extradited from Spain, Patrick Henry is back before the French courts in 2003.
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Extradition to France in April 2003 and revocation of his parole, Patrick Henry is back in jail. A later, he was sentenced to four years detention for drug possession. the detainee begins psychotherapy that will last seven years.
hunger strike and hospitalization
again, for eight years, the detention of the convicted was uneventful. But, tired of seeing a proliferation of its refusal to parole applications, in November 2011 he began a hunger strike. it will end in December, with hospitalization. But n ‘not get so far successful.
in July 2014, it is Hollande who rejects his application for presidential pardon. Two years later, on 7 January 2016, the judge of all the sentences Melun finally granted a conditional output at Patrick Henry. But the decision can not succeed, it is immediately blocked by prosecutors, who appealed.
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Entering on this issue on Thursday the Court of Appeal of Paris has also blocked his release request. The judges argued that inmate rehabilitation projects are “not very tangible, concrete” and that he “still had to do a real job on himself.” The decision came on the day of the 63 years of Patrick Henry. The man did not give up: he announced, following his appeal.
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