"France does not pay a ransom": at the trial of the jailers of Daesh, Holland is playing the defense of Nemmouche

Called to appear by the terrorist's lawyer, the former head of state assured that "France does not pay a ransom" to free hostages. By the way, he sent a few picks to anyone who hoped to provoke controversy.

The former head of state was questioned, at the request of Mehdi Nemmouche's lawyer, on Wednesday, 26 February, about the conditions for the release of the four French journalists held hostage by the terrorist organisation for more than ten months.

On Wednesday, Mehdi Nemmouche's defence cited the former President of the Republic as a witness to the process: a risky initiative.

Called as a witness by the jihadist's lawyer accused of violently sequestering hostages in the Islamic State, former President François Hollande ironically foiled the suspicions of ransoms paid by France.

The former head of state was quoted by the lawyer of the accused Mehdi Nemmouche, who hoped to question him about the negotiations that led to the release of the four French hostages. An interrogation which the deputy for Corrèze skilfully left on Wednesday.

Despite the overwhelming testimonies of former French hostages and the videos presented by the investigators, the French jihadist Mehdi Nemmouche continued to deny this Friday in front of the Paris Special Assize Court that he was one of the jailers of the Islamic State in Syria.