Marion Gauthier, edited by Solène Leroux 7:30 a.m., June 29, 2022

After ten months of hearing, the special assize court of Paris must render its verdict concerning the trial of November 13 on Wednesday at the end of the afternoon.

Outside the courtroom too, the inhabitants of the attacked places expect sentences commensurate with the suffering that still marks the neighborhood.

A page of history is written this Wednesday evening.

After ten months of hearing, the special assize court of Paris must deliver its verdict at the end of the afternoon, after three days of deliberation.

During ten long months of an extraordinary trial, ie 148 days of hearings, the 2,400 civil parties dissected the night of the attacks of November 13, 2015, the routes of the accused.

Outside the courtroom too, around places like the Bataclan and the bars where the terrorists struck, residents expect sentences commensurate with the suffering that still marks the neighborhood.

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"They must be punished!"

He squints to read the inscriptions on the door of the Bataclan.

"I see the word 'Love' and hearts", describes Laurent, who twists his mouth.

The retiree hesitates to enter the adjoining cafe, then finally makes up his mind.

"It's very, very moving," he says at the microphone of Europe 1. "I'm waiting for this verdict! I know that it will not be final and that there will probably be an appeal, but it Justice must pass... They must be punished!"

A relief envisaged by some.

The pride already, for others, that such a trial is over: "Otherwise, we are no longer in a democratic society!", Launches a neighbor of the theater.

“We had everything, the corpses full of blood, all over the building… I remember a woman partially covered by a sheet, we could see her legs,” he recalls.

"She had gone to have a coffee, right there! I said to myself: 'They are dead, we are going to live twice as much to compensate for the death.'"

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A life started again with forceps

For many of them, it is unthinkable to live to the rhythm of the hearings.

Around the bars targeted by terrorists, such as Petit Cambodge or La Belle Équipe, life has started again with forceps.

Most of the witnesses have left or remain silent, underlines a server from Carillon, who arrived three years ago. 

"It's too heavy, we have to forget a little bit, and move on, even if we'll never turn the page!"

Hicham, 20 years of terrace in the district, points to the commemorative plaque, at the corner of the street.

"When we come to drink coffee, we bring their memory to life."

Regarding the verdict, "whatever the sentences, they will be insufficient", he stings, "and will not bring anyone back".