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  • The historic trial of the November 13 attacks, which left 132 dead in Paris and Saint-Denis (two survivors committed suicide after the events), opened on September 8, 2021 in the grounds of the former palace. of Justice of Paris, on the Ile de la Cité.

  • After nearly ten months of hearing, the professional magistrates of the specially composed Assize Court of Paris will deliver their verdict this Wednesday.

  • Among the 20 defendants in the trial of the attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis, 13 men face life imprisonment, including Salah Abdeslam, the last living member of the commandos.

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4:20 p.m.: The key figures of this extraordinary trial

Never has a trial lasted so long since the Second World War.

Qualified as historic, the trial will have lasted 149 days – instead of 140 days because of postponements linked to the coronavirus epidemic –, and will have brought together 1,800 civil parties, more than 330 lawyers and twenty accused – 11 in pre-trial detention, 3 placed under judicial supervision and 6 targeted by an arrest warrant.

In total, 141 media – 83 French media and 58 foreign media – including

20 Minutes,

covered the ten months of hearings.

At the start of the trial, our three journalists from the justice section had detailed the conditions of this extraordinary trial.

4:15 p.m.: Ask your questions about the trial and the verdict to our journalist

Hélène Sergent, who covered with Caroline Politi the trial of the attacks of November 13, 2015 for

20 Minutes

, will answer your questions on Thursday, the day after the verdict.

You can already ask your questions by filling out the form available in this article.

4:10 p.m .: How the civil parties are preparing for “the post-trial”

For the civil parties who have actively followed the hearing throughout this year, the prospect of the "post-trial" raises many questions and some anxieties.

Torn between "relief" and "fear of emptiness", they confided in our special correspondent at the Paris court in this article.

4 p.m.: Who are the defendants targeted by life imprisonment at the November 13 trial?

Among the 20 defendants in the trial of the attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis, 13 men face life imprisonment, including Salah Abdeslam.

During their requisitions, the magistrates of the national anti-terrorist prosecution claimed this maximum sentence for 10 of them but only 4 are present at the hearing.

Before the verdict, a little reminder from our journalist Hélène Sergent, who has been following the trial for nine months.

Read it right here.

Hello and welcome to this latest live dedicated to the trial of the November 13 attacks.

After almost ten months of hearing, the professional magistrates of the specially composed Assize Court of Paris will deliver their verdict, this Wednesday, for the twenty accused.

20 Minutes makes you live the very last day of hearing of this historic trial, which should begin around 5 p.m.

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