(Radio France) A second attempt was made to re-open the Paris November 2015 terror trial on Thursday. The Tuesday session had to be abandoned because one of the accused, Salah Abdeslam, had tested positive for Covid. Two days later it took six hours of debate and deliberation for the court to decide on a further postponement.
Thursday’s hearing was dramatic, but slow-moving.
First, there was the now-ritual refusal of one of the accused, Osama Krayem, to leave his cell. Krayem has not appeared in the prisoners’ box since 25 November.
That refusal normally causes a 40-minute delay to allow for a formal summons. And then court business proceeds.
Except that Thursday’s court business was, precisely, focused on Krayem.
