Elisabeth Borne pays tribute to the victims, seven years later

Seven years have passed but their memory remains more vivid than ever. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne visited, on Sunday November 13, the scene of the attacks of November 13, 2015, in Paris and Saint-Denis, to pay tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks which left 130 dead and more than 350 injured. .

From the Stade de France, to the terraces of the Carillon, the Petit Cambodge, La Bonne Bière, the Comptoir Voltaire, the Belle Equipe and finally to the Bataclan concert hall, the head of government observed throughout the morning almost the same ceremony to commemorate the memory of the victims: reading of the names of those who perished that night, laying of the wreath, minute of silence.

In a message posted on Twitter supporting this tribute, Ms. Borne added: “The Republic hit 7 years ago by Islamist terrorism is standing. She will never forget hers. »

The Republic hit 7 years ago by Islamist terrorism is standing. She will never forget hers. https://t.co/O2HtFtvdaL

— Elisabeth_Borne (@Elisabeth BORNE)

Historical trial

For this tribute also paid to the security forces, emergency services and caregivers mobilized on the evening of the attacks, Ms. Borne was notably surrounded by the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo as well as the presidents of the associations of victims. Life for Paris and 13eleven15Arthur Dénouveaux and Philippe Duperron.

“I am thinking today of all the victims of the attacks (…). To all those broken lives. To all those who live every day without a loved one. To all survivors. Time erases neither memory nor pain.has tweeted for his part, François Hollande, then head of state when the attacks occurred, which had plunged the country into fear.

Seven years later, the historic trial of the November 13 attacks ended on June 29, after ten months of hearings. The special assize court in Paris sentenced Salah Abdeslam, the only member of the commandos still alive, to life imprisonment, the heaviest sentence in the Penal Code. His 19 co-defendants – six of whom five were presumed dead were tried in their absence – were sentenced to terms ranging from two years’ imprisonment to life.