(Radio France) On Wednesday, the special criminal court trying Paris attacks suspects got into the red zone, with final presentations from the defence lawyers representing Muhammad Usman and Adel Haddadi. They are would-be terrorists who admit they were part of the Islamic State machine in Syria, and who returned to Europe as IS combatants, destined to die.
Usman and Haddadi have been the Laurel and Hardy of this trial. Without the laughter.
These are the guys who got lost along the way. They left Syria with the two Iraqis who would blow themselves up at the Stade de France on 13 November 2015, launching a night of terror which would cost 132 people their lives.
The Greek border guards were not impressed by the fake Syrian identity cards carried by Usman and Haddadi. The pair, mercifully for all concerned, missed their date with destiny. They were subsequently arrested in Austria. Another fine mess.
