Quick Info
| Profession | Convicted criminal, former leader of the 'Gang of Barbarians' |
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| Nationality | French |
| Date of Birth | 1980 |
| Birthplace | Paris, France |
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Youssouf Fofana led a Paris-area criminal group that kidnapped, tortured and killed Ilan Halimi in 2006. He was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 22 years before parole could be considered. |
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Personal Life
| Parents | Of Ivorian descent |
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Relationships & More
| Associates | Co-defendants included Sorour Arbabzadeh and other gang members tried in the same case |
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Career
| Criminal activity | Led the 'Gang of Barbarians', which carried out the abduction of Ilan Halimi in January 2006 for ransom |
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| Legal outcome | Convicted in 2009 at a Paris court and sentenced to life imprisonment |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. After the kidnapping, he fled to Ivory Coast with an accomplice and was arrested in Abidjan in February 2006 before being extradited to France. | |
| 2. Halimi's body was reburied in a cemetery in Jerusalem in 2007. | |
| 3. The gang's ransom demand was initially 450,000 euros and later reduced. |
