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Prosecutor Appeals Patrick Balkany’s Home-Detention Release Over Giverny Residence

The challenge targets the court’s authorization to let him remain in Giverny despite an asset-seizure order on the property.

Overview

  • A sentencing court in Évreux authorized the 77-year-old to serve the remaining 18 months of his term at his home in Giverny.
  • Prosecutors filed the appeal after the Monday ruling, focusing on the residence authorization that clashes with an AGRASC order to leave the Giverny mill.
  • The tribunal extended his probation to 12 July 2028 with obligations to document payment of sums owed and regular tax compliance.
  • Before the ruling, the parquet had sought eight months of electronic monitoring and a requirement to fix residence in Levallois-Perret.
  • Judges cited age, health, low risk of reoffending, prior compliance, and financial efforts as grounds for granting conditional release.