France: Verdict Expected in Trial of Charlie Hebdo Conspirator- Update: Guilty- Life in Prison
Peter Cherif
Peter Cherif, a co-conspirator in the 2015 attack against the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison for his role in planning the attack in which 12 people were murdered. He must serve at least 22 years.
The below article from today'sLe Figaro is translated by Fousesquawk. Please note that just as the translation was finished, the verdict came in, and the text of the link was updated and has changed considerably. At the bottom, I have added the translation of the updated headline.
Charlie Hebdo attack: Verdict expected in trial of jihadist Peter Cherif, associate of the attackers
By Le Figaro with Agence France Presse
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Caption: Peter Cherif, alleged associate of the Kouachi brothers, perpetrators of the attack against Charlie Hebdo in 2015 at the time of his extradition to France at the International Airport of Djibouti on December 22, 2018
Born 1945 in Los Angeles. Worked from 1998-2016 as adjunct teacher at University of California at Irvine Ext. teaching English as a second language.
Served three years in US Army Military Police at Erlangen, Germany 1966-68.
1970-1973- Criminal Investigator with US Customs
1973-1995 Criminal investigator with Drug Enforcement Administration. Stationed in Los Angeles, Bangkok, Milan, Italy, Pittsburgh and Office of Training, FBI Academy, Quantico, Va. until retirement.
Author of Erlangen-An American's History of a German Town-University Press of America 2005,
The Story of Papiamentu- A Study in Slavery and Language, University Press of America, 2002, and
The Languages of the Former Soviet Republics-Their History and Development, University Press of America, 2000.
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