Borrowed from the famous theme of Tontons flingueurs , his ringing phone, which had sounded in the middle of an audience, had fed comments amused. Finally, Michel Audiard has followed Patrick Balkany to his cell, where he reads a collection of the best dialogues, enhanced by interview, the filmmaker. Held for a month and five days in the prison of health, after being sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion, Patrick Balkany now risks up to eight years more.
This is in any case what was required against him in the case of corruption and unlawful taking of interest in his trial, whose judgment is expected Friday, early afternoon. While waiting to be fixed on his fate, the mayor of Levallois-Perret leads the daily life of a model inmate. In addition to Michel Audiard, Patrick Balkany also devours polars and the daily press: Le Figaro , Le Monde and L'Equipe .
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The lawyer is calm, correct, and very courteous, we are entrusted. But also very lonely. According to the information of Europe 1, Patrick Balkany avoids as much as possible any contact with the other prisoners, in particular while going out on foot only very rarely, if not never. On the other hand, he often talks with the prison rabbi and regularly sees his wife Isabelle Balkany in the visiting room, or their son Alexandre, who is also being prosecuted by the courts.
Patrick Balkany may not be present for the judgment delivered Friday, five days before his release.