THE trial for jihadist attacks of 2016 in Brussels, the largest ever organized before a criminal court in Belgiumstarted today around 09:45 (local time, 10:45 Greek time) in the Belgian capital, in the presence of French Salah Abdeslamwhich is included inthe defendants. The case will not be the first for the 33-year-old Abdeslam, who was convicted in France of being the ringleader of the November 13, 2015, Paris attacks. life without parole in France, but faces further categories in Belgium.
Both attacks were claimed by the Islamic State group and investigators believe they were carried out by the same cell based in Belgium, including Abdeslam. The jihadists were planning more violence and allegedly wanted to carry out attacks at the Euro 2016 soccer cup in France, but acted quickly after his arrest Abdeslam on March 18. Four days later, on March 22, two bombers blew up at Brussels airport and another at a metro station in the city center near the headquarters of the European Union, according to media reports.
The case will be heard at former headquarters of his military alliance nato, which was temporarily converted into a huge court complex high security. Hundreds of witnesses and victims will testify in the coming months, and some still hope that telling their story will bring relief.
Source: News Beast
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