2015 Paris terrorist attacks that kill 130 people begin trial

The trial of the terrorist attacks six years ago, which killed 130 people in France, has begun.

It will be interesting to see how far the whole picture of the case will be revealed.

In the simultaneous terrorist attacks in France in November 2015, members of the extremist organization IS = Islamic State attacked concert halls and restaurants in Paris one after another, killing a total of 130 people.

Most of the perpetrators died in suicide bombings and gun battles with police, but the only survivor, Sarah Abdeslam, 31, was subsequently arrested and charged with terrorism, and 19 were explosives. He has been accused of conspiring against terrorism for being involved in the manufacture of and the procurement of weapons.

At the first trial held in a court in Paris on the 8th, Abdeslam appeared in a black polo shirt and a black mask, and when asked about his profession by the presiding judge, he said, "I abandoned all jobs to become an IS combatant. I answered in a calm manner.

Under the French judicial system, the bereaved families and victims of the victims can also participate in the trial as plaintiffs seeking compensation, and on the first day, about 1800 people who wanted to go through the procedure to confirm that they met the requirements. ..

The trial is scheduled to last for nine months until May next year, and it will be interesting to see how the terrorist attacks were planned and carried out, and how much the full story of the case will be revealed by the testimony of Defendant Abdeslam.

Defendant is one of the few people who knows the whole story of the case

In the terrorist attacks, eight places were attacked on weekend nights, including a crowded concert hall, killing 130 people.

The incident began with a suicide bombing near a soccer stadium on the outskirts of Paris, after which armed groups driving into bars and restaurants in the center of Paris fired guns one after another.

The worst damage was in a concert hall in Paris, where about 1,500 people enjoyed playing rock bands, and three armed men broke in, shooting guns and exploding explosives. In total, 90 people were killed and many were injured.

A Moroccan Belgian man, believed to be the mastermind of the case, is known to have joined the extremist organization IS = Islamic State across Syria, and IS has also issued a statement of crime, planning the case outside France. It has also been pointed out that it may have been done.

Nine of the perpetrators, including this man, died in suicide bombings and gun battles with police, but Moroccan French defendant Sarah Abdeslam, who is believed to be the only survivor of the perpetrator group, was the fourth in the case. I was arrested a month later.

Defendant Abdeslam is one of the few who knows the whole story of the case because his brother is one of the perpetrators and he is also associated with a man who seems to be the mastermind.

Father who lost his son "I want to complain that the defendants could not win"

The bereaved families of the terrorist attacks and those who were present at the scene are taking the trial with various thoughts.

Yugoslavia (23 at the time), the son of Stephen Salado (56), who lives in Paris, is one of the 90 victims of terrorism in a concert hall. Yugo, who was studying artificial intelligence at a local graduate school, was interested in Japanese culture and advanced technology that he visited with his father on a business trip, and wanted to pursue research in Japan in the future.

In order to inherit his son's thoughts, Mr. Salad launched a scholarship system to support students studying in Japan in the field of science the year after the incident, soliciting widespread donations and sending out four students so far. It is said that the lively learning of students in Japan is now the power to live.

Salad, who will testify in court next month, has decided to appeal to the defendant that he will never succumb to terrorism.

"I want to complain that my son lives through us. We live well and the defendants couldn't win," said Salad. Was there.

Also, a junior high school history teacher and Islamic researcher, Christoph Nodan, 45, was in a concert hall and his friend was sacrificed. The sight of many bodies lying down and the gaze of the perpetrator shooting a gun stuck in his head, and he was diagnosed with PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder.

Six years later, Mr. Nodan says he is deeply concerned about the unprovoked discrimination and prejudice against Islam that intensifies with each terrorist attack in France.

"Terrorists aim to divide society. Increasing anti-Islamic sentiment is a terrorist victory. The fact that terrorism is systematically planned by a trial reveals Muslim equals, I hope that the misunderstandings such as terrorists will be resolved. "