Gwladys Laffitte 9:59 a.m., April 14, 2022
Salah Abdeslam answered questions from the special assize court on Wednesday at the trial of the November 13 attacks.
He had, however, remained silent during his last interrogation.
For the first time, he spoke about what his mission should be during the attacks, which he had never even done during the investigation.
He had the opportunity to explain himself for the last time, he took advantage of it.
Salah Abdeslam answered at length questions from the special assize court on Wednesday at the trial of the November 13 attacks.
In a rare moment of truth, in any case of "his truth" in his words, Salah Abdeslam therefore gave himself up.
At no time did he break off the dialogue.
It was even he who invited the president to question him on what his mission should be on November 13.
Abdeslam claims to have given up out of "humanity"
Calmly, he explains: "I have to drop off three members at the Stade de France, and then I have to go to the café".
A café in the 18th arrondissement where he is to blow himself up.
But he claims to have given up, out of "humanity": "There were young people, very young people too, I saw these people dancing, laughing, I didn't want to kill them".
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Some civil parties skeptical
In the room, sparsely filled, the moment is suspended.
Because what Salah Abdeslam says clarifies certain gray areas, such as the reason for abandoning his car in the 18th arrondissement, and the mention of this place in the claim of the Islamic State, when nothing is there. happened.
But this seemingly free word of the accused leaves some civil parties skeptical.
Their lawyers will have the opportunity to question Salah Abdeslam this Thursday afternoon, if he still wishes to answer questions.