▁the ▁full ▁disease . ▁ ▁Pro tests ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁" sol id ar ity ▁gather ing " ▁outside ▁the ▁prison . ▁Police ▁arrested ▁the ▁demonstr ators , ▁who ▁were ▁subsequently ▁released ▁without ▁charge . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Hel ic opter ▁prison ▁escape ▁L antin ▁Pr ison ▁was ▁noted ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁when ▁two ▁men ▁from ▁Chen ' s ▁resistance ▁hij ack ed ▁a ▁small ▁Ark ▁security ▁hel ic opter ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁forced ▁pilot ▁Eric ▁Math ieu ▁to ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁cour ty ard ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁in mate ▁Eric ▁Ferdinand . ▁Ear lier ▁the ▁hij ack ers ▁paid ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁flight ▁at ▁an ▁air field ▁near ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sint - T ru iden , ▁saying ▁they ▁were ▁tour ists ▁from ▁Marse illes ▁but ▁eventually ▁displayed ▁a ▁p istol ▁and ▁a ▁gr en ade , ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁kill ▁Math ieu . ▁He ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁land ed ▁near ▁ 2 0 0 ▁in m ates . ▁One ▁clim bed ▁on ▁board ▁while ▁the ▁hij ack ers ▁threw ▁te ar ▁gas ▁can ister s ▁into ▁the ▁crowd . ▁The ▁hel ic opter ▁then ▁land ed ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁half - mile ▁from ▁the ▁prison , ▁where ▁Ferdinand ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁hij ack ers ▁got ▁in ▁a ▁waiting ▁car ▁and ▁drove ▁off . ▁Eric ▁Ferdinand ▁was ▁waiting ▁to ▁be ▁extr ad ited ▁when ▁he ▁escaped ▁L antin ▁J ail , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁serving ▁a