Time is taking a heavy toll, say broken families of Paris attacks victims

(Radio France) There are no easy days at the Paris attacks [trial], but Thursday’s evidence from the families of victims was particularly intense.

We heard from a woman who lost her sister in the attack on the Belle Équipe restaurant in central Paris.

She advanced to the bar at the very start of Thursday’s session, and asked to be recognised as a civil witness. That was accorded.

She said she did not want her name to appear in the media. Then she asked for two minutes of the court’s time.

The tribunal president, Jean-Louis Périès, smilingly mumbled about “schedules,” “order of appearance,” “organisation,” before granting the two minutes.

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