Do as you want with me," he told the judge. That is a right which I have," he said, adding: "My silence does not make me a criminal or guilty. "He asked the prosecution to base itself on forensic evidence "and not swagger about to satisfy public opinion", adding: "Muslims are judged and treated in the worst kind of ways. He will spend the nights of the coming week of Belgian hearings in a high-security French prison just across the border.Co-accused Sofien Ayari, a 24-year-old Tunisian, told the court that he had been with Islamic State forces in Syria. Prosecutors believe the younger Abdeslam, whom they accuse of running logistics for the attack including ferrying fighters from Syria across Europe, would have met the same fate had his explosive vest not malfunctioned.

Source: Egypt Today February 05, 2018 11:15 UTC