At trial of 13-November, stewards of terror

Belgian investigators detailed, for a week, the logistics of the preparation of the attacks, the rental of the plagues to the conveying of the commandos through the manufacture of false papers.

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Empty leased duplex apartment, including living room, fitted kitchen, attic bedroom, exposed beams, Henri-Berggé street, in Schaerbeek. Pretty brick house surrounded by greenery, with cellar and discount, quiet environment, Rue Radache, in Avelais. Studio, 28 m 2 , with balcony terrace, high floor, residence of good standing, avenue of the exhibition, in Jette. We look at the interior photos on the big screen, we notice here turquoise blue curtains matching the color of the tablecloth, there, the bright red tile of a bathroom, elsewhere from the dirty dishes in the sink. We are at the trial of the attacks of November 13, 2015, who did 131 victims and more than 400 wounded, chapter “stewardship and logistics”.

Out, the war in Ukraine and the French presidential campaign occupy all the spirits. In slow pace by the suspensions related to CVIV-19 positivity of several accused, the instruction of a record of 442 volumes, grouping more than 47,000 minutes. The huge courtyard of the Paris Special Assize Court, which resonated so many words and tears, is deserted. In the box, the accused more or less distracted, listen in silence. Their tour of interrogation on this chapter will come later. The place of one of them, Osama Krayem, remains empty. Every day, like the others, he is extracted from his cell and brought into a van at the palace. Every day he confirms the bailiff dispatched to him by the President of the Court, Jean-Louis Rires, which he refuses to appear. Respect for the procedure takes twenty good minutes, we used it.

Tedious and fascinating debates

At the MIAN of the trial – 85 days of hearing have passed, there is almost the upcoming equivalent for a verdict at the end of June – the debates are both tedious and fascinating. Tedious by the profusion of details that Belgian investigators are binding, trying to illustrate their presentations with lively road cards, colorful pictograms, Google Street View, schemas and search photos. Fascinating, in that they reconstitute day after day, sometimes at the moment, this period during which methodically organize the welcome and installation of the commando that will strike Paris. All that can “speak” has been digested, operated, crossbreed: pieces of paper on which have been scribbled a phone number or address, empty SIM card packaging, abandoned cash desk, cross-study of thousands of geolocation data rented vehicles and activated telephone relays. And the more we listen to these statements, the more the role of stewardship and logistics appears essential.

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