On Wednesday, the trial for the jihadist attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis began in 2015. The Islamic State took over the explosions and shootings at a football stadium, six terraces and the Bataclan show hall. In total, there were 130 deaths and more than 400 injuries of various kinds.

After six years of investigation, it is expected that within eight months (25 May), the resolution will be clear. The Civil Part of the Courts will consist of 1,800 persons and will be assisted by more than 300 lawyers. The defendants, for their part, will be 20 in total. Fourteen of them will be in court, while six others are in absentia. They believe that many of them have died in the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, but, if they do not confirm it, they will also be tried for it. The Public Prosecutor ' s Office has called for life imprisonment for eleven of the accused, accused of attempted murder.

The main defendant of the case will be Salah Abdeslam. It is the only living material author that exists today and that has been identified as the ideologist of the attacks. Since 2016 he has been in the French prison in Fleury-Mérogis, where he is charged with five more crimes.

The prosecutor, François Molins, has admitted that the case is "absolutely necessary". With the trial, in addition to obtaining justice, it will serve to “help the collective memory both at state and European level”. Justice Minister Éric Dupont-Moretti has been convinced that "it will be a historic trial", he added.

2015 attacks

On 13 November six years ago, there were a number of simultaneous attacks on French premises and recreational areas. Le Carrillon and Le Petit Cambodge restaurants in Paris experienced an explosion in which an armed man started a shooting, causing several damage to the kitchen. On Charonne Street, two armed men broke into the La Belle Equipe cafeteria and shot the property's customers. Shots were also fired at the Les Halles market and explosions at the Saint Denis football stadium. In all cases, it is estimated that 30 people were killed in the framework of the protests.

But the most serious attack occurred in the Parisian entertainment hall in Bataclan. When the Eagles of Death group offered a concert, four jihadists entered the group and started shooting. The clients who were inside the apartment were abducted. Three hours later, the security forces decided to intervene, but as they entered the establishment, the terrorists started activating explosive devices. About 100 people died.

The then president, François Hollande, declared a state of emergency and, in addition to closing all public spaces, asked the inhabitants not to leave their homes. In France, three days of mourning was set in protest at the "unprecedented terrorist attack".