French "Charlie Hebdo" terrorist attack case opened in Paris five years later
China News Service, Paris, September 2 (Reporter Li Yang) The French "Charlie Hebdo" terrorist attack was heard in Paris on the 2nd local time five years after the incident, and attracted the attention of all walks of life in France.
The felony court in Paris began hearing the case that day, and 14 suspects were tried.
These suspects are believed to be indirectly involved in the "Charlie Hebdo" terrorist attacks, including assistance in providing weapons, funds and shelter.
The trial is expected to last two and a half months.
The trial was originally scheduled to start in May, but it was postponed due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
It is understood that the trial was conducted under strict security measures.
At the same time, due to the recent acceleration of the spread of the new crown virus in France, the number of people attending the court hearing will be strictly controlled to ensure social distancing and other epidemic prevention requirements.
The proceedings will include survivors and relatives and friends of the victims to give testimony on the attack. They have been waiting for this judicial trial for five years.
France’s national counter-terrorism prosecutor, Ricard, described the trial as important. The first few weeks of the trial will allow victims of terrorist attacks to speak up.
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the "Charlie Hebdo" terrorist attack.
The Paris headquarters of Charlie Hebdo was attacked by terrorists on January 7, 2015.
Twelve people died in the attack and 11 others were injured; the main suspect in the "Charlie Hebdo" terrorist attack also caused the hostage-hijacking incident at the Mont-Vincennes Jewish food supermarket in Paris on January 9 of the same year; the main suspect in the terrorist attack The Kuachi brothers have been shot dead by the police.
At the beginning of the trial, Charlie Hebdo republished controversial cartoons believed to have caused terrorist attacks.
The "Charlie Hebdo" editorial stated that now is the "right time" to republish the relevant comics, and stated that this is "essential" at the beginning of the trial; the relevant comics "belong to history and history cannot be rewritten or erased."
French Interior Minister Darmanin warned this week that the risk of terrorist attacks in France remains high, and he promised to make unremitting efforts to combat terrorism.
Ricard revealed that in the past few months, several terrorist attacks in France have been frustrated.
He also believes that the risk of terrorist attacks in France is "still high."
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