French far-left killer leaves jail ENSISHEIM, France, April 14, 2010 (AFP) -

A former militant of the French far-left group Action Directe, Georges Cipriani, left prison on parole on Wednesday after 23 years behind bars for two high-profile murders.

A policeman at the scene confirmed to AFP the identity of Cipriani, 59, who left the prison in Ensisheim in northeastern France wearing a leather jacket and with long white hair.

Cipriani was one of four members of Action Directe sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Renault chief George Besse in 1986 and the head of government arms sales Rene Audran a year earlier.

The four included two women, Joelle Aubron who died of lung cancer in 2006 and Nathalie Menignon, who was paroled in 2008. A fourth member, Jean-Marc Rouillan, remains behind bars.

Cipriani left Ensisheim in a police vehicle bound for an open prison near Strasbourg where the police officer said he was due to do community service including working at a food bank as part of his parole.