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Four men with ties to one of the gunmen responsible for three days of terror in the Paris region are the first to be charged in connection with the attacks that left 20 people dead, including three attackers, the Paris prosecutor has said.Four men with ties to one of the gunmen responsible for three days of terror in the Paris region are the first to be charged in connection with the attacks that left 20 people dead, including three attackers, the Paris prosecutor has said.
Outlining a web of phone calls, shared keys and prison friendships, François Molins said on Wednesday the suspects, all in their 20s, were handed preliminary charges overnight. They will be jailed until a further investigation. He did not reveal the suspects’ full identities, naming them only as Willy P, Christophe R, Tonino G and Mickael A.Outlining a web of phone calls, shared keys and prison friendships, François Molins said on Wednesday the suspects, all in their 20s, were handed preliminary charges overnight. They will be jailed until a further investigation. He did not reveal the suspects’ full identities, naming them only as Willy P, Christophe R, Tonino G and Mickael A.
Three of the men are suspected of buying weapons and one is thought to have kept them at his house for Amedy Coulibaly, who shot dead a policewoman on 8 January on the outskirts of Paris and then a day later killed four hostages at a kosher supermarket before being killed in a police raid.Three of the men are suspected of buying weapons and one is thought to have kept them at his house for Amedy Coulibaly, who shot dead a policewoman on 8 January on the outskirts of Paris and then a day later killed four hostages at a kosher supermarket before being killed in a police raid.
Three of the four men charged had criminal records and at least one met Coulibaly in prison, Molins said.Three of the four men charged had criminal records and at least one met Coulibaly in prison, Molins said.
Coulibaly had met Cherif Kouachi, one of the two brothers who killed 12 people at the Paris headquarters of Charlie Hebdo magazine, in prison.Coulibaly had met Cherif Kouachi, one of the two brothers who killed 12 people at the Paris headquarters of Charlie Hebdo magazine, in prison.
The lawyer for one of those charged said his client was unaware of any terrorist plot and had been afraid of Coulibaly, who he said had “terrorised” his client and intimidated him into helping.The lawyer for one of those charged said his client was unaware of any terrorist plot and had been afraid of Coulibaly, who he said had “terrorised” his client and intimidated him into helping.
Mickael A’s DNA was found on a revolver in Coulibaly’s apartment and on a glove the gunman wore in the supermarket. Molins also said Mickael A had 18 phone contacts with Coulibaly on 6 January.Mickael A’s DNA was found on a revolver in Coulibaly’s apartment and on a glove the gunman wore in the supermarket. Molins also said Mickael A had 18 phone contacts with Coulibaly on 6 January.
The prosecutor said French authorities were working with other countries to search for other possible accomplices. They are especially trying to uncover who was responsible for the posthumous video of Coulibaly, which was edited and released days after he and brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi died in standoffs with police. The prosecutor said French authorities were working with other countries to search for other possible accomplices. They are especially trying to uncover who was responsible for the posthumous video of Coulibaly, which was edited and released days after he and brothers Saïd and Chérif Kouachi died in standoffs with police.
In the video, Coulibaly pledges allegiance to Islamic State and explains how the attacks were coordinated by the three men.In the video, Coulibaly pledges allegiance to Islamic State and explains how the attacks were coordinated by the three men.