(Euronews) More than five years after the 2015 Paris attacks, the Belgian justice system has finally begun its examination of the people accused of aiding and abetting the terrorists.
Tuesday’s hearing, which took place at the Brussels Council Chamber, was held in order to determine whether the 20 alleged accomplices actually helped the perpetrators and if the cases should go forward.
Several sites including the Stade de France and the Bataclan music venue were targeted in the coordinated attacks, which left 130 dead in the French capital in November 2015.
They were largely prepared in Belgium and this is what prosecutors are focusing on.
But some of the acts of assistance were so minor that defendants are claiming to have no knowledge of how they were helping the attackers.
