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Paris court hands Othman Garrido a 30-year term for terrorist murders

A Paris assizes court sentenced Othman Garrido to thirty years in prison for terrorist collaboration and a double homicide.

The specially convened Paris assizes court found Othman Garrido guilty of criminal terrorist association and two murders linked to a terror organization. Prosecutors had sought a life sentence, but the judges imposed a thirty-year term with two-thirds of it as a security period. The court noted uncertainty over Garrido’s presence in a notorious photograph, emphasizing the need for doubt. The verdict follows an investigation by one outlet anti-terrorist prosecution.

Why it matters

The sentence underscores France's tough stance on terrorism and signals consequences for extremist violence.

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