The Brussels terror trial verdicts are in. Salah Abdeslam will have to serve yet another life sentence. Since we’re dealing with Europe here, that may mean he’ll have to serve five years or so before he can expect to be paroled. Which is throwing the book at him, according to prevailing European judicial norms.

If you haven’t been following the story, it refers to the terror attacks that were committed in Brussels in March of 2016, killing 32 people and wounding more than 300. Mr. Abdeslam was on trial for the murders, along with nine of his associates. He and five others have been convicted.

Interestingly enough, the case has a Mohammed Coefficient of just 10%.

Many thanks to Gary Fouse for translating this article from Het Laatste Nieuws:

Overview: After seven months the verdict in the terror trial is finally known: Who is guilty and who is not?

On Tuesday, the verdict in the trial of the terror attacks has finally been handed down. The ten suspects, including Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini, stood trial for the attacks on the Zaventam (Brussels) Airport and the metro in Maalbeek (Brussels) on 22 March 2016. But who precisely has now been found guilty, and who has not? An overview.

July 25, 2023

Watch: Six of ten suspects, including Abdeslam and Abrini, found guilty of terrorist murder

1.		Salah Abdeslam
		Abdeslam is found guilty as a co-perpetrator of murder and attempted murder in a terrorist context. He is also found guilty of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization. The Special Criminal Court in Paris has already sentenced him to life imprisonment for the 13 November 2015 attacks. He is also sentenced to imprisonment of 20 years for the shooting on the Dreesstaat (street) in Voorst. Now he is facing another term of life imprisonment.
2.		Mohamed Abrini
		Abrini, also known as “the man with the hood,” is found guilty of murder, attempted murder in a terrorist context, and participating in the activities of a terror group. Abrini is facing life imprisonment. He also received a life sentence in the trial for the attacks in Paris.
3.		Osama Krayem
		The criminal court also found Osama Krayem guilty of murder, attempted murder in a terrorist context, and participating in the activities of a terrorist group. He is also facing life imprisonment. In the trial for the attacks in Paris, he was sentenced to 30 years.
4.		Ali El Haddad Asufi
		El Haddad Asufi is found guilty of murder and attempted murder in a terrorist context. The court also convicted him for participating in the activities of a terror group. He is facing life imprisonment. In 2018, he was placed under electronic monitoring, but that decision was never implemented, and in 2019, he was extradited to France. For the Paris attacks, he was sentenced to 10 years.
5.		Oussama Atar
		Atar, who stood trial in absentia, is found guilty of murder and attempted murder in a terrorist context. He is also convicted as a leader of a terrorist group. Atar is facing life imprisonment in absentia. For the attacks in Paris, he is also sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment.
6.		Bilal El Makhoukhi
		El Makhoukhi is convicted as a co-perpetrator of murder and attempted murder in a terrorist context. The court also found him guilty of participating in the activities of a terror group. He is facing life in prison.
7.		Sofien Ayari
		Sofien Ayari is acquitted of murder and attempted murder in a terrorist context. The court found him guilty of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization. Ayari is facing 10 years imprisonment. For the attacks in Paris, he received a sentence of 30 years, of which he must serve at least two-thirds. Ayari also received 20 years for the shooting in Voorst.
8.		Herve Bayingana Muhirwa
		Bayingana is only found guilty of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization. He is thus acquitted of murder and attempted murder in a terrorist context. Bayingana Muhirwa is facing a maximum 10 years in prison.
9.		Smail Farisi
		Smail Farisi is acquitted of murder and attempted murder in a terrorist context, as well as participating in the activities of a terrorist organization.
10.		Ibrahim Farisi
		Ibrahim Farisi, the brother of Smail, who only stood trial for participating in a terrorist organization, is acquitted.

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