Between four years and life in prison for those convicted of the attack on Charlie Hebdo

Paris: On Wednesday, the Paris Special Criminal Court handed down prison terms ranging from four years to life in prison for those convicted of the January 2015 attacks in Paris.

The sentences are generally lower than what is requested by the prosecution, which is life imprisonment for two of the defendants and five to 30 years for the other 12 defendants, considering that they played a “fundamental role” in carrying out the two attacks. jihadists.

The most severe punishment, which is life imprisonment, was handed down against Muhammad Belhussain, who was tried in absentia and is believed to have died in Syria. The court has charged the perpetrator of the attack on the Jewish shop, Amidi Coulibaly, on charges of “complicity” in terrorist crimes.

The life of Boumediene, Coulibaly’s partner, who has been in hiding since he fled to Syria a few days after the attacks, was sentenced to 30 years in prison without the possibility of release before serving two-thirds of the sentence.

A similar sentence was imposed on Alireza Bulat, who was described as the “right arm” of the perpetrator of the attack on the Jewish store. The 35-year-old Frenchman of Turkish origin was convicted of “complicity” and “playing a key role” in preparing the attacks, according to the court.

At the conclusion of the hearing, his defense attorney, Isabel Cotan-Berry, announced her intention to appeal the verdict.

The court convicted three other defendants, all close to Amedi Coulibaly, on charges of association with criminal terrorists, after they were unable to ignore the nature of the plot to attack the Jewish store.

Ammar Ramdani was sentenced to the harshest penalty of all, 20 years in prison, without the possibility of being released before serving two-thirds of the sentence.