Stakeholders in the judicial system are alarmed that the leading heads of street gangs are incarcerated together at the penitentiary, which would leave them free to continue their criminal activities.
“They will continue to make the rain and the good weather. It has to stop, ”deplores an experienced prosecutor that is not allowed to comment on this file.
According to our sources, four influential criminals were until recently imprisoned in the same sector at the establishment of Donnacona, in the Capitale-Nationale region.
Youness Aithaqi, alias “Frérot”.
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They are Sylvain Kabbouchi and Youness Aithaqi, considered as the two leading heads of Arab Power, as well as their close collaborator Tarek Youssef Baydoun. They would rub shoulders with Faouzi Harmali, who is presumed behind the Arabs group with attitude.
These gangs are linked to multiple attempts at extortion occurred in the past year in Greater Montreal.
The Fitzroy bar, located on avenue Mont-Royal, was targeted by shots in May, in connection with a wave of extortion against its owners.
Photo Zoé Arcand
“It’s really not good. Really not, drop a police source. At four, they almost cover the entire organized Montreal crime with their contacts. ”
Constant proximity
These detainees, who use cellular, would enjoy constant proximity. Not only are their cells close, but they would also have the opportunity to train and eat together.
According to our information, this contributes to the sharing of “soldiers” and allows them to place orders to commit all kinds of crimes. Warm criminals have already ordered attacks and assassinations in the comfort of their cell.
Delinquents like Kabbouchi, Baydoun and Aithaqi have already received perpetuity prison terms without the possibility of liberation before 25 years for murder. Thus, “they have nothing to lose,” argues a speaker who requested anonymity.
Tarek Youssef Baydoun (Bottom Mortisese), 29, and Sylvain Kabbouchi (Mortiseai du Haut), 26, are accused of the premeditated murder of Nitchell Lapaix, occurred in the early morning on August 17, 2021. The victim was targeted by 17 shots when he left a bar of dancers from Laval.
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To give ourselves “a chance” to curb these criminal organizations, it is at least “separating people who are in the same gangs and who still manage things from the inside”, insists a source.
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Canada Correctional Service (SCC) distributes detainees according to their profile and allegiances in order to limit the risk of clashes, underlines André Gélinas, former investor at the Montreal police.
“It is very paradoxical, because these people continue to make contacts,” he agrees. It is a compromise. It is to find the least worse possible situation. ”
Institution of Donnacona, in June 2024.
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In the opinion of an informant of the correctional environment, Youness Aithaqi and Sylvain Kabbouchi constitute the “perfect example” of this compromise.
They are so respected in prison that the fellow prisoners would be held quietly in their presence. On the other hand, several “want to work for them”.
That so large sizes are in the same establishment, “it does not work,” said Mike Bolduc, Quebec president of the Canadian Correctional Agents Union.
Faouzi Harmali is suspected of controlling, from the penitentiary, the Arabs Gang With Attitude, which would be at the origin of a new wave of extortion against bars and restaurants in Montreal. Laval police released this image of Harmali after an arrest in 2017.
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He argues that the SCC simply seeks to avoid complaints and prosecution if the criminals find themselves far from their loved ones, in other penitentiaries.
“We put them all the gang together, so they cause four times more troubles, plague Mike Bolduc. It’s a danger. “
According to stakeholders consulted, solutions as simple as sending prisoners to another province are ignored.
Called to react, the Correctional Service Canada indicated that one of the four individuals identified by The newspaper was not under their responsibility currently, without however specifying which one.
“The allegations according to which a offender currently under our custody continues his criminal activities are taken very seriously,” added the federal organization.
He recognizes that members of certain groups represent “potential risks” for the company and prison operations.
Large sizes combined
– Considered one of the leading heads of the Arab Power gang
– Sentenced earlier this year for premeditated murder, alongside Tarek Youssef Baydoun
- Youness Aithaqi, alias “Frérot”
– Considered one of the leading heads of the Arab Power gang
– Sentenced for premeditated murder
– Considered the close collaborator of Kabbouchi and Aithaqi
– Condemned earlier this year for premeditated murder, alongside Sylvain Kabbouchi
- Faouzi harmali, alias “fouz”
– Control the Arabs gang with attitude
– Facing accusations related to firearms
– offenses in this area had earned him six years of penitentiary in 2021
