Chinanews, September 9th, a comprehensive report, the 2015 Paris terrorist attack case officially opened on the 8th local time.
To this day, former French President Hollande still feels "unbelievable" about the terrorist attack.
Hollande believes that this is a trial of "fighting for history" in order not to forget and reiterate the necessity of combating terrorism.
On September 8, local time, the 2015 Paris terrorist attack was officially opened for trial. The trial of the case has attracted much attention from all walks of life in France.
The picture shows the fifth anniversary of the Paris terrorist attack on November 13, 2020. People mourned at the Bataclan Theater in Paris, one of the places where the terrorist attack occurred.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yang
On November 13, 2015, a severe terrorist attack occurred in Paris, resulting in 130 deaths, of which 90 died in Bataclan Theater.
Hollande recalled the terrible moment when he was interviewed by French media.
Hollande said, "I am also a father and a person, so all those families looking for their relatives, I am one of them. That day, I was also looking for where my children are."
Hollande arrived at the theater after the special intervention troops relieved the danger of Batakland's attack.
"I saw the survivors there. They were still traumatized by the brutal deaths and injuries at the scene. When they came out of the Batakland Theater, they saw such a brutal scene. Not only would they never erase these memories. , And live with them almost every night."
On November 13, 2016, local time, Paris, France, France held a serial terrorist attack in Paris to commemorate the first anniversary of the terrorist attack. The then French President Hollande attended.
On November 13, 2015, a series of terrorist attacks occurred in the French capital Paris, killing at least 130 people and injuring more than 350 people.
The report also pointed out that Hollande understood that “some people would feel angry” and that the French would ask him to explain his failure to stop these attacks, “have we been notified? Have we underestimated the threat? I have to answer these questions. We know that the attack has been thwarted, but other attacks can happen. How do we know where it will happen and at what moment, how many countries the terrorists are from?"
On November 27, 2015, two weeks after the terrorist attack in Paris, France held a national memorial ceremony. The then French President Hollande vowed to destroy the "Islamic State" extremist organization that claimed responsibility for the attack. Solemn promise, "France will spare no effort to protect its children."
On November 27, 2015 local time, the French flag was hung on the streets and buildings across France.
Hollande called on the French compatriots to fly the tricolor national flag to pay tribute to the 130 victims in the terrorist attack in Paris.
In the 2015 trial of the Paris terrorist attack, Hollande was summoned by the "Life for Paris" association as a witness and will appear in court.
It is necessary for him to provide testimony.
Hollande believes that this is a trial of "fighting for history" in order not to forget and reiterate the necessity of combating terrorism.
On September 8, 2021, the 2015 Paris terrorist attack began to be heard in the Paris Special Fellowship Court.
There are a total of 20 defendants in the case, of which 14 defendants appeared in court.
French prosecutors have done a lot of preparations for the trial of the case. There are nearly 50,000 investigation reports, and the relevant documents are 53 meters thick, equivalent to the height of a ten-storey building; more than 300 lawyers will participate in the trial.
Hundreds of people attended the court hearing that day.
The trial judge Perrier said that the case will be remembered by history.
He listed the names of nearly 1,800 plaintiffs during the trial.
French public opinion described this as a critical moment for the victims of the terrorist attacks and their families. They have been waiting for this moment for many years.