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Brussels Barrister Sven Mary to Defend Paris Attacker Abdeslam in Court

© AFP 2023 / Kenzo TribouillardPolice officers stand next to the wanted notice of terrorist Salah Abdeslam (L) and Mohamed Abrini on December 3, 2015 at the Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France, outside Paris.
Police officers stand next to the wanted notice of terrorist Salah Abdeslam (L) and Mohamed Abrini on December 3, 2015 at the Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France, outside Paris. - Sputnik International
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Brussels leading barrister Sven Mary has been contacted by relatives of arrested Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam and agreed to defend him in court, Belgian media reported.

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — Abdeslam was arrested during an afternoon raid by Belgian police in the Brussels district of Molenbeek after a four-month manhunt. He was reportedly shot in the leg and is being treated in hospital.

"It was someone from Salah Abdeslam’s close circle who contacted me," Mary said, adding that he would not defend the suspect if he denied having been at the site of Paris terror attacks, as cited by public broadcaster RTBF.

Armed Belgian police secure the area, in this still image taken from video, upon their arrival in Molenbeeck, near Brussels, Belgium - Sputnik International
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Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said three suspects had been arrested in Friday's anti-terrorist raid, including Abdeslam. The main suspect in November 13 attacks was caught after police found his fingerprints inside a Brussels apartment during a Tuesday operation in the Forest neighborhood.

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