Robert Badinter agreed, in 1972, to defend Roger Bontems, who 9 months earlier, at the Clairvaux Central House, participated in a hostage-taking which resulted in the death of a prison guard and a nurse. Robert Badinter, lawyer and former minister.
Author of “The Execution” (Editions Fayard/ Livre de Poche) and ‘The Execution: A Memoir’ (Fayard/Pocket Book) Christophe Hondelatte, producer.