Mohamed Bakkali, convicted for the November 13 attacks, could be released soon
The Belgian logistics operative behind the 2015 attacks, imprisoned in Belgium, will be eligible for conditional release under the country's prison legislation.
Mohamed Bakkali, logistics operative for the November 13, 2015 attacks, will soon be eligible for conditional release. The 39-year-old Belgian was sentenced in France to thirty years in prison, including 20 years without parole, at the trial for the attacks.
Since this prisoner is incarcerated in Belgium, where the law governing prison sentences differs, Belgian provisions allow for this conditional release. Arthur Dénouveaux, a survivor of the 2015 attacks, comments on this situation.
Sources
- Attentats du 13 novembre 2015 : un des condamnés bientôt libre ? — France 24 — Français
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