China News Service, September 2 According to Reuters, it has been five years since the terrorist attack on the French comic and satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo" took place.
On September 2, local time, more than a dozen suspects indirectly involved in the attack will appear in court in Paris for trial.
On January 7, local time, France commemorated the fifth anniversary of the "Charlie Hebdo" terrorist attack.
A mural created by graffiti artist Christian Quimi is placed on the street corner. This mural depicts the victims of the attack.
Glass has been installed on the surface of the mural to prevent damage.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yang
According to reports, the 14 suspects who will be tried are facing charges including financing terrorism, joining a terrorist organization and providing weapons to the perpetrators.
Among them, three defendants will be absent from the trial, and they may have died in Syria.
The trial is expected to last about 10 weeks and will be filmed and recorded throughout.
The president of "Charlie Hebdo" wrote in the weekly editorial to be published on September 2, "We will never give in, we will never give up."
According to the report, although the main suspects directly involved in the "Charlie Hebdo" terrorist attack have been killed, French prosecutors and victim lawyers believe that it is necessary to try the suspects who indirectly participated in the attack.
On January 7, local time, France commemorated the fifth anniversary of the "Charlie Hebdo" terrorist attack.
Although the general strike continues, there are still people who spontaneously come to the former Paris headquarters of "Charlie Hebdo" to lay flowers and mourn the victims.
On January 7, 2015, two extremists armed with AK47 rifles, shotguns and bazookas broke into the "Charlie Hebdo" office and committed an assault, killing 12 people.
In the following two days, a series of terrorist attacks and major accidents occurred in France.
17 people were killed in 3 days, including 3 policemen.
After the incident, the "Islamic State" organization declared responsibility for it.
Until now, France is still shrouded in the haze of terrorist attacks.
On August 31, 2020, French Interior Minister Darmanin warned that the risk of terrorist attacks in France is still high.
French national counter-terrorism prosecutor Ricard revealed on the same day that in the past few months, several terrorist attacks in France have been foiled.