March 8 - September 8.
In six months, the trial of the November 13 attacks will open before the special assize court in Paris.
Six years after the attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis, justice will have to carry out the largest criminal hearing ever organized in France.
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Some key figures to understand the exceptional scale of this trial:
- At least
110 hearing days
, lasting
six to eight months
.
Hearings will be held from 12:30 p.m., four days a week.
In principle, there will be no hearing on Monday, unless there is a delay.
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14 defendants present
, including Salah Abdeslam, the only surviving member of the commandos who killed
131 people
and injured hundreds of others in Paris and Saint-Denis: 11 are detained and 3 free under judicial supervision.
Six other defendants are tried by default
.
Read also: Attacks of November 13: 20 people sent back to the assizes, including Salah Abdeslam
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5 professional magistrates
make up the special assize court chaired by Jean-Louis Périès.
The prosecution will be represented by
three Advocates General
.
- Almost
300 lawyers
are on file.
-
1,765 people had become civil parties
on the date of the order of indictment before the Assize Court.
This number is likely to change throughout the trial, until the requisitions of the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (Pnat).
-
550 seats
in the courtroom.
At least
17 rooms
of the court of appeal may be used to broadcast the proceedings depending on the number of people, or, depending on the court, a
total capacity of 2,000 places
.
Read also: How the Paris courthouse is preparing for the November 13 trial
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542 volumes
make up the investigation file, i.e. 53 linear meters (one third of the height of the Paris judicial court)