The only member still alive from the attacks shed tears at the end of his last interrogation on Friday.
Salah Abdeslamthe only surviving member of the attacks that left 130 dead in Paris and Saint-Denis, presented his “excusesto the victims and shed a few tears at the end of his last interrogation at the trial of the November 13 attacks.
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“I want to offer my condolences and apologies to all the victims“, said from the box the 32-year-old Frenchman, tears on his cheeks. “I know that hatred remains (…) I ask you today to hate me in moderation“. “I ask you to forgive me,” he insisted.
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“They’re tied to me and I’m tied to them»
“Do you regret not having had the courage to go all the way?asks one of his lawyers, Me Olivia Ronen. “I don’t regret, I didn’t kill those people and I didn’t diehe replies.
It is by evoking the suffering of his mother that he begins to cry. “I would like to say today that this story of November 13 was written with the blood of the victims. This is their story, and I was part of it. They’re tied to me and I’m tied to themcontinues Salah Abdeslam, his voice trembling.
He also asks the three defendants tried for having helped him in his flight, after the attacks, to “pardon” him. “I didn’t want to drag (them) into this.One of them, who appears free, will then leave the room with tears in his eyes.
“II know this won’t cure you“Concludes the accused, black beard collar, gray sweatshirt on his back. “But if it can do you any good, if I could do any good for one of the victims, then for me it’s a victory.
flip-flop
On Wednesday, he had already made a first about-turn, recounting, for the first time, his role in the evening of the attacks. The man who was doomed to die as a martyr assured that he had given up blowing himself up in a bar, but his version did not really convince the court. This Friday was the last day on which the accused was questioned who the facts with which he is charged.
The trial will resume on Wednesday with the hearing of psychological and psychiatric experts. The verdict is expected around June 23.
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