The French police said that Karim Ouali, the most wanted man in France who allegedly killed his colleague, is currently at large in Hong Kong and is “99% sure” he will “commit other serious crimes”, but he is still at large, so they decided to publicly appeal to Hong Kong people to pay attention.
The report said that Ouali killed his colleague Jean Meyer with an axe at the control tower of the European Airport in Basel-Melous-Freiburg, France, in 2011, and fled to Switzerland after the crime and changed his surname from “O” to “Q” in his passport, after which he went to Macau and Hong Kong. He was arrested and imprisoned for a short period of time.
Jacques Croly, head of the French Fugitive Apprehension and Search Team, said Vallee “suffers from depression, paranoia and schizophrenia” and that “anyone who encounters him is at risk and people should be fully aware of that when they see him. Croly described the suspect as clever, leading police to many false leads. Police have listed him in their Europe’s Most Urgent Prisoner Hunt file and are actively deploying a manhunt.
Vallee disappeared in 2016, but French authorities reported in 2018 that he was in Hong Kong, and there is no evidence that he left the city. He does not belong to any criminal organization or organized group, he is not hiding money or cash, so he has to start a new life in Hong Kong – he has a new wife, a son and probably new friends,” Crowley said.
Crowley said the French and Hong Kong authorities work closely together, but Wali is still at large, so decided to make a public appeal, “We need public attention to get information about this man, if anyone has information about him, the only thing to do is to contact the police or to the relevant website of the European Union, we can receive anonymous reports about this person at any time and anywhere. The key is for the Hong Kong public …… to be fully aware of the danger he poses. If one day we hear that he is involved in another crime, we will be shocked and cannot forgive ourselves”.
France, in response to the entry into force of the national security law in Hong Kong, had announced in early August that it would no longer recognize the extradition agreement signed with Hong Kong on May 4, 2017. And about a week later, the Hong Kong government also made clear that it was suspending its extradition agreement with France, claiming that France was “politicizing” mutual legal assistance.
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