(Radio France) The rhythm and atmosphere at the Paris attacks trial changed dramatically on Tuesday, with the opening of the examination of the personalities of the accused.
Since the 14 men before the court testify in alphabetic order, Salah Abdeslam, the sole survivor of the terror squads which caused the deaths of 131 persons in the 2015 attacks, was the first to give evidence.
Salah Abdeslam is a changed man
In place of the black-clad, self-proclaimed “soldier of Allah” who belligerently rejected the authority of French justice at the September opening of this trial, who refused to identify his parents by name, who has repeatedly and angrily interrupted proceedings, the court was yesterday faced with a charm offensive which bordered on the obscene.
