Paris terror trial enters final phase with pleas on behalf of the survivors and the bereaved

(Radio France) The Paris attacks trial, where 20 men are being judged on charges of complicity in the November 2015 terrorist killings, continues with concluding pleas from the lawyers representing the injured and those who lost family members.

There are nearly 2,500 civil witnesses registered with the special criminal court. They include survivors of the attacks, the families who lost loved ones, security and medical professionals traumatised by the events they witnessed on the night of 13 November 2015.

Summing up

They are represented by 327 lawyers.

This week and until 7 June, those lawyers are being called to the bar to resume their version of this epic trial which began on 8 September last year.

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