“Will Salah Abdeslam be able to return to society one day or is he lost forever?” For nine months, or 147 days, this fundamental question hung over a specially constituted Supreme Court.
When the accused stood out in many provocations, claiming, for example, that the terrorist commando “addressed to unbelievers”. But also, when he apologized to the victims of November 13, tears flowed down his cheeks. This question, formulated by his lawyer Mr.e Martin Vettes, during his argument, will be on the minds of the judges as they decide whether or not to follow the prosecution’s request to sentence him to life in prison with probation. The most severe punishment of the French criminal code, which constitutes “social death sentence”condemned the accused’s defense on Friday, closing defense motions.
If you follow the prosecution, terrorism will win
I, Olivia Ronen, attorney for Salah Abdeslam
“Let’s not be naive.”
As for Mohamed Abrini the day before, the two lawyers…
Source: Le Figaro
