Blue: Dominique Strauss-Kahn is seen in a restrictive prison outfit at the Rikers Island jail on Wednesday
- Disgraced Strauss-Kahn forced to wear prison 'suicide smock'
- Sensationally quits as head of International Monetary Fund
Bleary-eyed, unshaven and forced to wear a blue anti-suicide smock, this is Dominique Strauss-Kahn pictured in jail ahead of his bail hearing.
The former head of the International Monetary Fund had to give up his expensive suit for the unflattering one-piece during his stay in New York’s notorious Rikers Island prison.
Inmates are put in the sleeveless garment, called a ‘suicide smock’ because it is too bulky to make into a noose when whole and too tough to tear.
Most prisoners who kill themselves while in jail do so using their bedding or clothes to hang themselves.
The expression on Strauss-Kahn’s face also suggests he was finding Rikers Island, where he had been since May 16, increasingly hard to deal with.
Gone is the petulant scowl that he put on during his first court appearance.
Uniform: This is how IMF boss Dominque Strauss-Kahn would look in the Riker Island blue one-piece suicide smock
Suicide smocks - also worn by prisoners in Guantanamo Bay - are usually made from nylon Cordura, a hard-wearing synthetic material which is ten times tougher than a pair of Levi’s jeans.
They are also fire-resistant so inmates who smuggle in a lighter or matches will not be able to burn themselves to death.
Manufacturers of the garment say blue and green are often chosen because the colours are considered to be ‘soothing’.
The latest images released of Strauss-Kahn portray a man who appears to have been broken by his short-stay inside one of America's most notorious prisons.
On Thursday his apparent fall from grace appeared complete as he resigned from his post as head of the IMF.
In his letter of resignation released by the IMF, Strauss-Kahn said: 'I deny with the greatest possible firmness all of the allegations that have been made against me.
'I want to protect this institution which I have served with honour and devotion, and especially - especially - I want to devote all my strength, all my time, and all my energy to proving my innocence.'
Defence lawyers successfully pushed for him to be released on $6million cash bail on Thursday and placed under 24-hour home detention with electronic monitoring.
IMF officials had been urging Strauss-Kahn to stand down as head of the global finance body but admitted that it had been difficult to communicate with him as he is in prison.
Prosecutors want to quash Strauss-Khan's likely line of defence - that the maid did consent to sex.
In a setback to the case, a New York madam has come forward claiming Strauss-Kahn paid her $2,500 for her escort girls.
Kristin Davis, 35, claimed the IMF chief used the services of Wicked Models twice in 2006.
Disguise: The alleged victim of the sexual assault is helped into court today where she is due to testify in front of a grand jury about what happened at the Sofitel in New York on Sunday
Victim and accused: The hotel maid who has accused Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her arrives in court with a blanket covering her head, left, and right, the IMF chief's mugshot was released yesterday by NYPD
The Frenchman, who was not in the IMF post at the time, was believed to have been referred to the brothel owner by Irma Nici, a Bosnian prostitute who had been living in Paris, according to The Times newspaper.
Ms Nici - also linked with Davis’s most famous client, the former New York governor Eliot Spitzer - recently claimed to have slept with David Beckham. The footballer denies the allegation.
STRAUSS-KAHN'S LETTER IN FULL
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Board:
It is with infinite sadness that I feel compelled today to present to the Executive Board my resignation from my post of Managing Director of the IMF.
I think at this time first of my wife - whom I love more than anything - of my children, of my family, of my friends.
I think also of my colleagues at the Fund; together we have accomplished such great things over the last three years and more.
To all, I want to say that I deny with the greatest possible firmness all of the allegations that have been made against me.
I want to protect this institution which I have served with honor and devotion, and especially - especially - I want to devote all my strength, all my time, and all my energy to proving my innocence.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
It is with infinite sadness that I feel compelled today to present to the Executive Board my resignation from my post of Managing Director of the IMF.
I think at this time first of my wife - whom I love more than anything - of my children, of my family, of my friends.
I think also of my colleagues at the Fund; together we have accomplished such great things over the last three years and more.
To all, I want to say that I deny with the greatest possible firmness all of the allegations that have been made against me.
I want to protect this institution which I have served with honor and devotion, and especially - especially - I want to devote all my strength, all my time, and all my energy to proving my innocence.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
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