Prisoner's lawyer: I want to believe Amra didn't plan this
The lawyer of Mohamed Amra, Hugues Vigier, has been interviewed live on French news channel BFMTV.
"I’m utterly shocked by what happened this morning," he says.
"This violence is unimaginable. My assistant saw Mr Amra this morning. A short meeting, about an hour long was planned for this morning and my assistant saw Mr Amra and he was perfectly normal.
"I would like to believe that he didn’t know about the plan to free him. That would not change the tragedy that took place but as lawyer I want to believe he didn’t plan this escape.
"For me this plan doesn’t match with what I know of him. If he’s behind it then I failed to understand who he is.
"He knew about today’s transfer so it is possible that he’d have told other people.
"If he’s behind today’s escape he’s a much bigger criminal that what’s he’s been convicted for until now."
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