(Radio France) The Paris special criminal court, where 20 men are being tried for their alleged participation in the November 2015 terrorist attacks in the French capital, this week heard evidence from an Austrian policeman in person, and from Belgian policemen via videolink. There was also a sudden decline in the population of the box holding the accused.
This will be remembered as the week of the prisoners’ revolt.
On Thursday, four of the accused refused to take their places in court. On Friday, a fifth man joined the rebellion. Given that each prisoner is accompanied at all times by two police officers, the normally crowded glass security enclosure housing the suspects and their minders suddenly seemed virtually empty.
