Suspected Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam has been placed under formal investigation on charges of belonging to a terrorist organisation, murder, kidnapping and holding weapons and explosives.
Lawyer for Salah Abdeslam: "He’s a little moron…who thinks he lives in a video game." https://t.co/dJq8O2APFl pic.twitter.com/LJRzSdDo5y— ABC News (ABC) April 27, 2016
The 26-year-old was extradited from Belgium to France early on Wednesday.
Frank Berton, la "bête de scène" qui va défendre Salah Abdeslam https://t.co/zO2KjJOTNy pic.twitter.com/R9Yvdn10SB— L'Obs (lobs) April 27, 2016
His lawyer Frank Berton made the following statement: “I think it’s important for everybody to know that he wants to explain himself. So now, we are at the very beginning of the investigation and legal proceedings. This is his first appearance. He was notified of the charges against him. He is in detention. A copy of the file has been handed to me and we’ll get to work and then