Overview
- On November 24, the Paris court of appeal rejected challenges filed by Abou Zayed and Hazza Taha, confirming their referral to the special assize court.
- Antiterrorism judges had ordered in late July that six suspects stand trial, with two charged in France and four still subject to international warrants.
- Palestinian authorities announced in September the arrest of Hicham Harb in the West Bank, and Mahmoud Abbas pledged a rapid extradition.
- The 1982 assault killed six and wounded 22 at the Jo Goldenberg restaurant in the Marais and has been attributed to Abu Nidal’s Fatah-Revolutionary Council.
- The ruling opens the path to scheduling proceedings as France seeks the transfer of suspects who remain abroad.