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VIDEO. Trial of November 13: "May Salah Abdeslam bring answers!"

2021-09-08T17:42:33.909Z


Civil parties and lawyers in the trial of the attacks of November 13, 2015 began the first day of hearing with varying expectations.


The trial of the attacks of November 13, 2015 opened in a solemn atmosphere Wednesday at midday in Paris, six years after a night of terror that left 131 dead, hundreds of injured and traumatized France. The only surviving member of the commandos behind these attacks, Salah Abdeslam paraphrased the Chahada, a profession of Muslim faith, during his first speech before the Special Assize Court which is to judge him until the end of May. . Around and inside the large room, 47 m long and 550 seats, great tension was palpable on this first day of hearing, devoted to the appeal of the civil parties. This call will continue on Thursday, before the report is read on Friday. The first witnesses are not expected to take the stand until Monday. For nine months,is the largest criminal hearing ever organized in France, the court is going to dive back into this titanic case. It is unprecedented by its scale - 542 volumes -, by its number of civil parties - at least 1,800 -, and by its emotional charge. The testimonies of survivors and relatives of the victims will begin on September 28, for five weeks.

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"The idea is to expect as little as possible, that we simply manage to restore dignity, humanity, and a little height of view in what will be the trial of one of the crimes. the most abominable that we have known in France and that we can really respond with a democratic expression, ”explained Gérard Chemla, lawyer for 130 families of victims of the attacks. "What is important, in my opinion, is to educate, to say that the trial will not provide all the answers and will not meet all the expectations of the civil parties, perhaps of certain parties. civilians therefore we must explain the meaning of the trial, said Christian Saint-Palais, lawyer for the accused Yassine Atar.The purpose of this trial is to determine the guilt or innocence of the 20 men who will be tried by the Assize Court, ”he continued.

“In 2020 we witnessed other terrorist trials where the defense lawyers were aggressive, were virulent.

Today, I believe that we must respect these families, respect the victims, the physical and mental injuries because for them reconstruction is very difficult.

And this trial must take place in the most peaceful atmosphere, ”explained Marie-Claude Desjeux, president of the National Federation of Victims of Attacks and Collective Accidents.

The Special Assize Court is trying a total of 20 defendants, suspected of being involved to varying degrees in the preparation of the attacks.

Source: leparis

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