The trial for the attack on Rue des Rosiers will take place between the end of September and the beginning of November 2027
The trial for the 1982 anti-Semitic attack will be held in Paris from September 20 to November 5, 2027.
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- The trial for the anti-Semitic attack on Rue des Rosiers, which occurred in 1982 in Paris, is scheduled from September 20 to November 5, 2027 before a special assize court.
- Three defendants, including Hicham Harb, must answer for this attack which left six dead.
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Why It Matters
The attack on Rue des Rosiers, which occurred on August 9, 1982, caused the death of six people and left 22 injured. The case went unpunished for four decades before recent legal advances.
The trial for the deadly anti-Semitic attack on Rue des Rosiers, committed in 1982 in Paris, will take place from September 20 to November 5, 2027, France Inter learned on Friday November 6 from a source close to the case. The trial will be held before a specially constituted assize court in Paris.
The legal proceedings surrounding one of the worst anti-Semitic attacks committed in France since the Liberation, which remained unpunished for four decades, reached a turning point in mid-April, with the extradition of Palestinian Hicham Harb, 71, when the investigation was closed and a trial had already been ordered. The prosecution considers that he participated, as shooter and commando "leader", in the attack of August 9, 1982, which left six dead and 22 injured in the Marais.
A grenade exploded in a restaurant, before a shooting perpetrated by a commando of three to five men. He must appear alongside Hazza Taha, born in the West Bank and suspected of having hidden weapons at the time, placed under judicial supervision, and Abou Zayed, Norwegian of Palestinian origin considered to be one of the shooters and detained in France since 2020.
What to Watch
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Opening of the trial on September 20, 2027
Very likely · Within years
Open Questions
- What penalties will be required for the accused?
