Paris massacre jihadi WON’T SPEAK until CCTV removed from cell - because it UPSETS HIM
THE JIHADI charged for his role in last November’s deadly Paris attacks has launched a legal bid to remove surveillance cameras from his prison cell - because they upset him.
Salah Abdeslam is refusing to discuss the Paris attacks until CCTV is removed from his cell
Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving perpetrator of the horrific bomb and gun attack, said the 24-hour cameras “particularly disturbed” him.
The Islamic State (ISIS) fighter is refusing to co-operate with investigators or court officials until the CCTV is removed from his cell in the high-security Fleury-Mérogis prison.
Today, he refused to speak at a Parisian court, the third time he has frustrated investigators in such a manner.
His lawyer said: “He is exercising his right to silence. We have high hopes he will speak to the judges soon.”
Salah Abdeslam (r) is suspected of helping to carry out the attack
Abdeslam’s protest is continuing despite the French Supreme Court’s decree that surveillance was “not disproportionate”.
They said in July: “The video surveillance decree is valid three months, and will probably be extended by the Justice Minister soon.”
130 people were killed in last November's deadly Paris attacks
The surveillance was initially approved due to fears Abdeslam would attempt to take his own life.
He is thought to been one of several jihadis responsible for the Paris attack last winter, which left 130 people dead and more than 300 injured.
Salah Abdeslam has denied his role in the Paris attacks
Three suicide bombers struck the Stade de France during an international football fixture, shootings took place at several cafes and restaurants before a massacre occurred at the Bataclan theatre.
Abdeslam is believed to have aided those who carried out the attacks, by renting cars and vehicles.
A suicide belt allegedly belonging to Adeslam was also found in a bin of the jihadi den after the attack, leading investigators to believe he had been planning another attack.
Adeslam denies being responsible and claimed he was “under the heel” of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, whom he said was that “true mastermind” of the attacks.