17-01-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com

Exclusive: 'I feel so wonderful,' Diab discusses reuniting with family, release from French prison

Hassan Diab left his cell at Fleury-Mérogis prison in Paris last Friday to the enthusiastic noise of his fellow inmates chanting, “Hassan est libre. Hassan est libre.”
These fourth-floor block mates had been a rotating mix of “special cases” — prisoners such as ex-police officers, ex-prison guards, gay inmates, pedophiles and others considered too vulnerable to be in the general population.
Depending on the mood of the guards, departing prisoners are typicall
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