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Paris Court Weighs Life Sentence for Mohamed Lamine Aberouz in Magnanville Murders Appeal

The prosecution characterized Aberouz as a full-fledged Islamic State member who instructed Larossi Abballa’s fatal 2016 attack

Croquis d'audience montrant Mohamed Lamine Aberouz (à droite) assistant à la première journée du procès de l'attentat de Magnanville au palais de justice de Paris, le 25 septembre 2023
Mohamed Lamine Aberouz au procès de l'attentat de Magnanville, au palais de justice de Paris le 25 septembre 2023
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Les avocats de Mohamed Lamine Aberouz, Nino Arnaud (G) et Vincent Brengarth, répondent aux questions des journalistes, le 26 mai 2025 à la cour d'appel de Paris

Overview

  • The general counsel urged judges to confirm Aberouz’s first-instance life sentence with a 22-year safety period on charges of terrorist complicity
  • Aberouz is accused of acting as a ‘sachant’ who guided Larossi Abballa in the killing of officers Jessica Schneider and Jean-Baptiste Salvaing on June 13, 2016
  • Larossi Abballa was shot dead by RAID officers after taking the couple’s three-year-old child hostage during the Magnanville attack
  • Since his December 2017 indictment Aberouz has denied any role and maintained he was at a Paris mosque on the night of the assault without independent witness support
  • The court is set to deliver its verdict on Saturday, June 21, in a case viewed as central to France’s legal response to terrorism complicity