In France, Mohamed Bakkali is a symbol of the wave of terror that plunged the country into mourning in 2015: He is the only jihadist to have been sentenced twice for his involvement in two separate attacks. As the logistics coordinator for the terrorist cell responsible for the Thalys train attack on August 21, 2015, and, most notably, for the November 13, 2015, attacks that left 132 dead in Paris and the northern suburb of Saint-Denis, this 39-year-old Belgian was not expected to regain his freedom for at least another two decades. But in Belgium, where he is serving his sentence, Bakkali is treated like any other prisoner and is already preparing to be released.
The Brussels Sentence Enforcement Court (TAP) decided on May 11 to grant him six “prison furloughs,” according to the daily newspapers of the Belgian Sud Presse group, which broke the news on Wednesday, May 20. Le Monde has learned that these leaves, each lasting 36 hours and allowing the inmate to spend the night outside prison at the home of relatives, are a preliminary step toward electronic monitoring ahead of possible parole. A new hearing is scheduled for September to determine what comes next. According to a source close to the case, Bakkali already meets the criteria for release under electronic monitoring.
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If he is released from prison, then it will surely result in some form of race riots. Not good, he should have been served a life sentence from the start.
Megasota_Noire on
I’m all for prison systems that help vs punish but WHAT THE FUCK BELGIUM?
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These laws are too easy on literal terrorist mass murderers.
Ramzi Yousef is still in bomber’s row, and he only successfully killed 6 people in the attack he was arrested for, where he was trying to kill 30,000-50,000
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In France, Mohamed Bakkali is a symbol of the wave of terror that plunged the country into mourning in 2015: He is the only jihadist to have been sentenced twice for his involvement in two separate attacks. As the logistics coordinator for the terrorist cell responsible for the Thalys train attack on August 21, 2015, and, most notably, for the November 13, 2015, attacks that left 132 dead in Paris and the northern suburb of Saint-Denis, this 39-year-old Belgian was not expected to regain his freedom for at least another two decades. But in Belgium, where he is serving his sentence, Bakkali is treated like any other prisoner and is already preparing to be released.
The Brussels Sentence Enforcement Court (TAP) decided on May 11 to grant him six “prison furloughs,” according to the daily newspapers of the Belgian Sud Presse group, which broke the news on Wednesday, May 20. Le Monde has learned that these leaves, each lasting 36 hours and allowing the inmate to spend the night outside prison at the home of relatives, are a preliminary step toward electronic monitoring ahead of possible parole. A new hearing is scheduled for September to determine what comes next. According to a source close to the case, Bakkali already meets the criteria for release under electronic monitoring.
If he is released from prison, then it will surely result in some form of race riots. Not good, he should have been served a life sentence from the start.
I’m all for prison systems that help vs punish but WHAT THE FUCK BELGIUM?
These laws are too easy on literal terrorist mass murderers.
Ramzi Yousef is still in bomber’s row, and he only successfully killed 6 people in the attack he was arrested for, where he was trying to kill 30,000-50,000