(Radio France) On Tuesday, the Paris attacks trial focused on the case of Mohamed Abrini, one of the passengers in the three-car “convoy of death” which brought the killers to Paris on 12 November 2015. At the last moment, Abrini decided that he could no longer be part of the plan. He returned to Brussels by taxi in the middle of the night.
One moment of silence summed up Tuesday’s six-hour hearing at the special criminal court in central Paris.
Tribunal president Jean-Louis Périès asked the accused Mohamed Abrini why, since he had pulled out of the Paris attacks in November 2015, Abrini allowed himself to be enrolled in the Brussels bombing plan five months later, only to renounce again at the last moment.
“It’s an excellent question, Mr President,” said Abrini after a long pause.
“I hope you have an excellent answer.” Unfortunately, Abrini did not.
