The judge told the court that Abdeslam has also refused to have photos or video taken of him during the four-day trial in Brussels. Three police officers were wounded and a jihadist was killed in the fight, which came as Abdeslam was on the run four months after the Paris attacks. Abdeslam and the man arrested with him, Tunisian national Sofiane Ayari, 24, could serve up to 40 years in prison if convicted. “This must remain an ordinary trial,” said the official who presides over the court, Luc Hennart. But he has insisted on attending the Brussels trial, where three judges are to lead proceedings for four days, which had raised hopes, now apparently dashed, that he would use it to break his silence.

Source: Egypt Independent February 05, 2018 08:37 UTC