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Trial of the January 2015 attacks: how the prosecution prepared

2020-08-30T20:01:26.983Z


These weeks of hearings will be highly symbolic. The gap between the seriousness of the facts and the defendants present in the box could create frustrations.


Long-term anti-terrorism magistrate, Jean-François Ricard has, since his appointment as head of the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office, a question in mind: that of the exceptional hearing which is due to start this Wednesday, of its symbolic dimension, of the disappointments it can cause.

"Certainly, all the trials of terrorist attacks which have caused victims are exceptionally serious," he admits . But the trial of the January 2015 attacks is distinguished by the chosen targets and identities of the victims and by the national and international impact of these actions which resulted in the presence of a considerable crowd in the street as well as that of many heads of state. foreigners. However, we must pay attention to the gap that can be created between the extreme gravity of the facts, their impact, their significance and the individuals who will be in the box. "

A hearing which often, as with many future terrorist trials, will not always bring together the perpetrators

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Source: lefigaro

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