“At the beginning, he was a little arrogant, haughty, he could hurt certain families (…).
There, he plays the little boy, very nice… ”This is how Thierry, survivor of the Bataclan, describes the intervention of Salah Abdeslam, main accused at the trial of the attacks of November 13 which is held before the Special Assize Court from Paris.
Since November 2, the judges began questioning the personalities of the accused, starting with the only survivor of the commando.
"I was a calm, kind person, I obeyed my parents (…) there has always been a good atmosphere" at home begins by evoking Salah Abdeslam willingly bending to the questioning of the president.
“I followed technical education (…) I was loved by my teachers, I was a good student.
"For nearly 3 hours, the accused draws a rather flattering self-portrait, describing a" very simple "childhood.
Regarding his love life: "I do not wish to express myself on that", smiles the accused.
“It's a little bit personal”.
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"He is an intelligent person, almost a chameleon," explains Maître Reinhart, lawyer for civil parties.
She understood that it was necessary to leave the aggressiveness of the beginning of the trial to move towards something more constructed in her speech ”.
After having mentioned his engagement in 2010, Abdeslam is questioned by the representative of the public prosecutor on his criminal record.
“I am not a delinquent”, he indicates, “I was not educated like that”.
He says he drinks a little alcohol, uses cigarettes and cannabis: “I was not addicted, it was just occasional between friends.
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