Carlos the Jackal then (right, on his 1967 wanted poster) and now (left) testifying in the court case that wound up sending him back to prison with yet another life sentence. His lawyers, who had pleaded for acquittal, said they will appeal the latest verdict, though the third life sentence doesn't affect how long he will stay behind bars. A few hours before the decision was returned, the 67-year-old known worldwide as Carlos took the floor one last time and denounced "an absurd trial" for a 42-year-old crime. The case took so long to go to trial because it was first dismissed for lack of evidence. Prosecutor Remi Crosson du Cormier had asked the court to give Carlos a life sentence, the harshest sentence in French law, for "the horror of this terrorist attack."

Source: Bangkok Post March 28, 2017 18:04 UTC