Defense leaves the room for Hidalgo's testimony on the attacks

The arrival of Anne Hidalgo at the trial of the January attacks causes a stir -

It is a surprise witness far from being unanimous at the trial of the January 2015 attacks. On Monday, the majority of defense lawyers - with the exception of two of them - left the courtroom when 'Anne Hidalgo approached the bar.

A little earlier in the day, they had expressed in a press release their “deep disagreement with certain decisions that were taken by the president” of the special assize court, Régis de Jorna.

In this case, the addition of new witnesses “whose hearing in no way contributes to the manifestation of the truth”.

The councilor is heard by virtue of the discretionary power of the president, following the request of Me Patrick Klugman, lawyer of SOS Racism and many civil parties ... And incidentally his former deputy at the town hall.

Many lawyers, both on the defense benches and on those of the civil parties, denounced a political recovery.

"The mayor of Paris was not present, can she bring elements likely to contribute to the manifestation of the truth?

», Asked, with

, Me Samia Maktouf, who defends several civil parties.

Charges swept aside by his colleague, Me Patrick Kluglman.

"The mayor of Paris is an extremely close witness to the facts, which she experienced almost instantly", and which "took place in buildings belonging to the town hall of Paris".

A few minutes after the Charlie Hebdo attack, Anne Hidalgo had hastily left the vows ceremony she presided over to go there.

And the advice to deplore the hasty departure of the defense.

“I think of it as a somewhat pathetic attempt by the defense to be heard in this trial.

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January 2015 attacks: stir around Anne Hidalgo's surprise testimony at trial

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