The court found him guilty of attempted murder of Philippe Antoine, now chief editor at BFMTV, and Cesar Sebastien, the wounded photographer’s assistant at Liberation.
Prosecutor Bernard Farret had argued that “spite” had been Dekhar’s main motive, adding that the shooter harbored “resentment against society, the state and capitalism.”
Dekhar, sentenced on Friday, was considering filing an appeal, his lawyer Hugo Levy said.
Of the total, Dekhar will only be eligible for parole once he has served two thirds of his sentence.
During his trial, Dekhar repeatedly evoked political arguments, raising topics such as France’s colonization of Algeria and social problems in the French suburbs.
He had also claimed he was suicidal and “desperate” for the police to end his life.
Dekhar had been jailed in the 1990s for his role in a “Bonnie-and-Clyde” style multiple murder and left rambling letters denouncing conspiracies and media manipulation.
The case predated the January 2015 militant attack on the premises of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which left 12 people dead.
On Nov. 13 that year, gunmen and suicide bombers left 130 people dead in a coordinated attack targeting several Paris locations including a concert hall.
The attacks profoundly shook France, triggering a state of emergency that was lifted only this month after President Emmanuel Macron signed a controversial new anti-terror law.
The court found him guilty of attempted murder of Philippe Antoine, now chief editor at BFMTV, and Cesar Sebastien, the wounded photographer’s assistant at Liberation.
Prosecutor Bernard Farret had argued that “spite” had been Dekhar’s main motive, adding that the shooter harbored “resentment against society, the state and capitalism.”
Dekhar, sentenced on Friday, was considering filing an appeal, his lawyer Hugo Levy said.
Of the total, Dekhar will only be eligible for parole once he has served two thirds of his sentence.
During his trial, Dekhar repeatedly evoked political arguments, raising topics such as France’s colonization of Algeria and social problems in the French suburbs.
He had also claimed he was suicidal and “desperate” for the police to end his life.
Dekhar had been jailed in the 1990s for his role in a “Bonnie-and-Clyde” style multiple murder and left rambling letters denouncing conspiracies and media manipulation.
The case predated the January 2015 militant attack on the premises of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which left 12 people dead.
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