Overview

• The special assize court in Paris began deliberations Friday after the defendants delivered their final statements.
• Requested sentences are 15 years for Christine Allain, 13 years for Jennyfer Clain, and 10 years for Mayalen Duhart with a deferred arrest warrant.
• Mayalen Duhart told the court she is responsible and said returning to prison would be devastating for her children, who are in foster care.
• The women left for Syria in 2014, lived in Raqqa, fled toward Azaz in 2017, were detained in Turkey in 2019, and were then repatriated to France.
• Prosecutors highlighted ties to ISIS propagandists Fabien and Jean‑Michel Clain and argued the prolonged stay in Syria caused severe harm to the children.