It took further weeks to unravel the network of petty criminals and neighborhood friends linking the three attackers. By then, Coulibaly's wife had left for Syria with the help of two brothers also charged in the case. Wednesday's trial opened under tight security, with multiple police checks for anyone entering the main courtroom or the overflow rooms. At nearby newsstands, the latest issue of Charlie Hebdo appeared, defiantly reprinting the caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed cited by the gunmen who killed so many of the publication's editorial staff. “They died so that you journalists could do your jobs,” said Richard Malka, lawyer for Charlie Hebdo.

Source: Daily Sun September 02, 2020 10:33 UTC