GUILTY France - Explosions and shooting in Paris, including Bataclan concert hall, 13 Nov 2015 *arrest* #4

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Feb 9 2022
Lone living accused militant in Paris attacks that left 130 dead denies killing anyone | CBC News
''Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in a jihadist rampage that killed 130 people in co-ordinated attacks across Paris in November 2015, told a French court Wednesday he had never killed or wounded anyone.

Abdeslam, 32, said he supported the militant group Islamic State (ISIS) and that it was undeniable that he had been on the path to becoming a combatant.

"I wanted to say today that I didn't kill anyone, and I didn't hurt anyone. I didn't even make a scratch," Abdeslam told the court under questioning.

"It's important for me to say this, because since the beginning of this case, people have not stopped slandering me."
'French Moroccan Abdeslam is believed to be the only surviving member of the Islamist commando thought to have carried out the gun and bomb attacks on six Parisian restaurants and bars, the Bataclan concert hall and national soccer stadium.

He is alone among the 20 defendants to be directly accused of murder, attempted murder and hostage-taking. Investigators believe his explosive vest malfunctioned and that he fled the French capital in the hours after the attack.

'I'm not a danger to society'''
 
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Paris trial: Salah Abdeslam guilty as historic trial ends

Salah Abdeslam and 19 others convicted over the 2015 attacks which killed 130 people across Paris.
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Salah Abdeslam received a rare full-life sentence for his role in the gun and bomb attacks that killed 130 people.

The court also convicted 19 other men involved, six of whom are believed to be dead.

The court handed down prison terms to 19 others convicted for their roles, ranging from two years to Abdeslam's full-life sentence. They include:
  • Mohamed Abrini, 37, who admitted to driving some of the Paris attackers to the capital, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 22 years spent behind bars.
  • Mohamed Bakkali, a Belgian-Moroccan coordinator, was sentenced to 30 years in jail for playing a "key role in the logistics of the attacks". He was accused of renting hideouts in Brussels to house the attackers.
  • Swedish citizen Osama Krayem and Tunisian Sofien Ayari were also both sentenced to 30 years in jail for planning a separate attack on Amsterdam airport as part of the same cell.
  • Muhammad Usman and Adel Haddadi were sentenced to 18 years imprisonment with two-thirds of that spent behind bars.
  • Six other defendants believed to have died in the attacks were tried in their absence.
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In a separate development, a Belgian court is due to hand down verdicts shortly in the trial of 14 people accused of providing material aid to the Paris attackers.
Among the suspects - 13 men and a woman - is Abdeslam's cousin Abid Aberkane, accused of hiding the attacker in his mother's home before his eventual arrest in 2016.
The prosecution has requested jail sentences ranging from three to four years. Abdeslam's cousin apologised to the court last month, arguing that he had been brainwashed by watching IS videos: "I didn't kill anyone. As for the blame I'm getting, I'm sorry, I acted like an idiot."
 
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