Those readers who remember the horrific attacks by Mohamed Merah on the army barracks in Montauban and the Jewish school in Toulouse over 5 years ago may have been following the trial of his brother Abdelkader Merah which has been taking place in Paris recently.
The court announced yesterday that he was not implicated in planning nor carrying out the attacks, but that he was aware of his brother's radicalisation and did nothing to prevent him from becoming a committed terrorist. Mohamed Merah was killed during the attacks and now Abdelkader has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, with at least 12 behind bars.
He was convicted of "association" with terrorists, though the prosecution had wanted life imprisonment for involvement in the attacks. Lawyers for the families of victims are angry at the decision which, according to them, does not answer the doubts they had.
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It seems that the prosecution is also not happy with the verdict and has lodged an appeal which will lead to a second trial.
