The rapper MHD, indicted in an investigation into a mid-2018 brawl between bands in Paris, contracted the new coronavirus at the Health prison in Paris where he is in pre-trial detention, we learned from Friday his lawyer. "He tested positive because of symptoms," replied AFP Elise Arfi, confirming information from BFM TV .
The self-proclaimed inventor of the "afro-trap", a mixture of rap and African music, known in particular for a hit to the glory of PSG ( Afro trap Part3., Champions League ), has been in pre- trial detention since 17 January 2019, following his indictment for "intentional homicide". He disputes any participation in the facts, which occurred in July 2018.
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About fifty positive members of the prison administration in France
On March 12, the investigative chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal decided to keep this 25-year-old man in detention. His counsel have repeatedly requested his release, and a further request for release is pending, said a source familiar with the matter.
Fifty staff of the prison administration and 21 detainees are positive for the new coronavirus, and several hundred have been placed in medical confinement, in different prisons in France, we learned Friday from the Directorate of Prison Administration (DAP).
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No release of detainees yet to be tried
On Wednesday, Nicole Belloubet presented several exceptional measures for justice in the context of the state of health emergency, in order to "simplify" the procedures and allow the release of "5,000 to 6,000" detainees from French prisons. She said Thursday "opposed" to a "general" measure for the release of detainees not yet tried as MHD, who represent a third of prisoners in France.
On the night of July 5 to 6, 2018, Loïc K., 23, was hit by a car, beaten and stabbed in the 10th arrondissement of the capital, during a settling of scores between rival bands of the 10th and 19th arrondissements. A dozen people worked on him, a scene filmed by a witness from a window. The man died very quickly from his injuries.