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Anti‑Terror Prosecutor Widens Abdeslam USB Inquiry to Terrorist Conspiracy With Three in Custody

Prosecutors used a rare 96‑hour extension of police custody to let investigators pursue urgent leads.

Une femme se recueille devant un mémorial improvisé composé de fleurs, de bougies et de messages, place de la République à Paris, le 17 novembre 2015, en hommage aux victimes des attentats du 13 novembre 2015
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Salah Abdeslam, le visage flouté, lors d'une audience du procès des attentats du 22 mars 2016, à la Cour d'assises de Bruxelles-Capitale, le 5 avril 2023, au site Justitia à Haren, Bruxelles.

Overview

  • The PNAT said the probe, opened in January over an illicit USB linked to Salah Abdeslam’s prison computer, now covers suspected terrorist association aimed at preparing a violent crime.
  • Three people are in police custody, with French media identifying one as Abdeslam’s partner whose detention was exceptionally prolonged beyond 96 hours with judicial approval.
  • Abdeslam himself was questioned twice this week for illicit possession in detention and was released each time without charges on the terrorism count.
  • The investigation was entrusted to the SDAT and the DGSI, and prison sources report USB connection traces on Abdeslam’s computer while the physical device has not been recovered.
  • Media reports say the suspected USB may have contained jihadist propaganda, and the developments come days before ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the November 13 attacks.