Brussels Court Suspends Extradition of Paris Attacks Convict Salah Abdeslam

The Court of Appeal thus opposes the individual serving his life sentence in France, with a 30-year security period, related to his involvement in the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris.

According to the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, the sentence imposed could be considered "irreducible". This sentence could potentially violate Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, in particular due to the conditions specified by French criminal law to reduce the security sentence.

This announcement comes as Salah Abdeslam has initiated proceedings against the Belgian State to prevent his transfer to France. The Court of Appeal has decided to keep Abdeslam in Belgium until the Brussels Court of First Instance, which is examining the substantive issue, renders its verdict. This decision could come in a few months, or even several years.