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Transfer of Paris terror suspect Abdeslam to France will take weeks: Lawyer
Extraditing Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam from Belgium to France is likely to take `several weeks,` as investigators question him about a shootout with police in Brussels last month, his lawyer said Thursday.
Brussels: Extraditing Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam from Belgium to France is likely to take "several weeks," as investigators question him about a shootout with police in Brussels last month, his lawyer said Thursday.
"He will be handed over to France in several weeks. He must first be heard in another case," lawyer Sven Mary told reporters, referring to a March 15 shootout in which Abdeslam is implicated.