A man escapes from prison by hiding in the luggage of a colleague of the cell while he was released in France

The prison service in France said on Saturday that it had launched an investigation after a man escaped from smuggling himself to his colleague’s bag in the cell while he was prison, after he spent his sentence.

The 20 -year -old prisoner fled Lyon Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast of France, on Friday, broadcaster BFMTV I mentioned. His colleague in the cell completed his sentence and the prisoner was able to fire in his bag of laundry while he was leaving the prison, according to the perpetrator.

The prison service said in a statement to Agence France Presse that the prisoner is making several provisions.

The statement said that he “benefited from the liberation of his prisoner colleague to hide himself in his luggage and exit.”

the The prisoner fled A source close to the case told AFP that the investigation into a case related to the organized crime.

The prison service added that internal investigations are underway and the representatives of the prosecution in Lyon have opened their own investigations.

Sébasteen Cawel, Director or Preparation, Customs BFMTV Sunday that “the accumulation of errors” and “a series of serious breakdowns” led to escape.

“This is a very rare event that we have not previously experienced in this administration,” he said.

Last month, the Leon Bar Association raised concern about the overcrowding in Lyon Corpas Prison, BBC mentioned.

As of May 1, 2025, about 1,200 people were detained in prison, which has 678 prisoners, according to BFMTV.