“Despite the words, despite the tears, Sala Abdeslam remained true to his ideology to the end,” and never expressed “the slightest remorse,” Camille Enetier said during the hearing.
THE French National Counter-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (Pnat) demanded today that Salah Abdeslam, the only surviving member of the group who committed the crime, be sentenced to life imprisonment without suspension. the attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis in November 2015, killing 130 people.
This sentence, which is rarely imposed, reduces the chances of the 32-year-old Frenchman being released at some point in the future. Prosecutors are seeking her because of the seriousness of the allegations and because, as Camille Enetier explained during the hearing, “despite the words, despite the tears, the Salah Abdeslam he remained faithful to his ideology to the end “and never expressed” the slightest remorse “.
For Mohamed Abrini, who was also a member of the group of perpetrators but on the night of November 13, 2015 he regretted it and returned to Belgium, the prosecutor also asked for the sentence of life imprisonment, with the right of suspension after 22 years. The same sentence was demanded for the “accountant” of the group, Mohamed Bakali, while life sentences with the right of suspension to 30 years were proposed for the Swede Osama Krahem and the Tunisian Sofien Agiari, who were “high-ranking members” of the jihadist organization and are believed to have wanted to attack on Amsterdam airport the same day.
The prosecutor requested that prison sentences of 5 to 20 years be imposed on another 9 of the accused. Ahmed Damani, who is imprisoned in Turkey and is being tried in absentia by the Paris Special Court of Appeals, was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
For the five accused members of the Islamic State who are also tried in absentia but are believed to have been killed, the prosecutor asked for a life sentence.
The court’s verdict will be announced on June 29.
