Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the series of Paris terrorist attacks. (Source: europe1.fr)

Belgian prosecutors have charged Salah Abdeslam with "participation in terrorist murders" and "participation in a terrorist group." An accomplice arrested with Salah Abdeslam, Amine Choukri, has also been charged with similar crimes.

Of the three family members who sheltered Salah Abdeslam, the apartment owner, Abid Aberkan, was accused of "participating in a terrorist group" and "hiding criminals", a woman named Djemila M. was accused of "hiding criminals", and the fifth suspect, Shine A., was released.

At a press conference on the afternoon of March 19 in Paris, Paris Prosecutor François Molin said that during the first hours of interrogation, Salah Abdeslam confessed that he was in Paris on the evening of November 13, released three suicide bombers at the Stade de France stadium before going to the 18th district; he wanted to "blow himself up at the Stade de France stadium" but then "put the car in reverse."

Prosecutor François Molin has warned the press to be cautious with these statements because the information is unverified and there are still many dark spots. Many questions arise around why Salah Abdeslam "put into reverse" without activating the explosive belt, why he went to the 18th district and left the black Renault Clio he rented there, why he left the explosive belt in a trash bin in the city of Montrouge, south of Paris. How does this contradict the statement of the terrorist group "Islamic State" (IS) because when IS claimed responsibility for the November 13 attacks, it mentioned the attack in the 18th district, but in fact that attack did not happen.

Prosecutor François Molin also stressed that suspect Salah Abdeslam also appeared with a "central role" in "forming the group of suicide bombers" on November 13, in preparing the logistics and finally in Salah Abdeslam himself in Paris on November 13. In addition, between the summer and autumn of 2015, Salah Abdeslam also traveled a lot in Europe by rented car. Salah Abdeslam was present in Italy, Greece, Hungary, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and France.

Prosecutor François Molin also said the arrest of Salah Abdeslam was a "significant achievement" for the investigation, although investigations continued in France and Belgium to identify those who were directly or remotely involved in the series of terrorist attacks in Paris.

As Salah Abdeslam is the subject of a European arrest warrant, he must be extradited to France within three months. However, Salah Abdeslam's lawyer, Sven Mary, said his client opposed the move to France, saying he wanted to cooperate with Belgian authorities. After the interrogation, Salah Abdeslam was taken by Belgian police to a special detention center in Bruges, where he is being held under strict conditions.

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