November 13 Attacks: Council of State dismisses Salah Abdeslam's request to ease his detention conditions

France's Council of State has denied Salah Abdeslam's appeal to relax the strict conditions of his detention. Abdeslam, the only surviving member of the commando responsible for the November 13, 2015, Paris attacks, is currently held in Vendin-le-Vieil prison in Pas-de-Calais. He had sought to end what he described as the "indignity of his detention conditions."

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to end the "indignity of his detention conditions."

The terror suspect, sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, had specifically requested an end to his solitary confinement, access to family units, and the removal of full body searches. He was also seeking 200 euros per day in compensation for delays in the judicial process, as reported by Europe 1.

This decision follows a previous ruling where administrative courts had ordered the state to ease Abdeslam's visiting conditions. However, new information presented by the prison administration led the administrative tribunal of Lille to ultimately reject his request. According to administration reports, Abdeslam allegedly solicited another inmate in isolation on April 4 to obtain the address of the Vendin-le-Vieil prison director.

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This is an important victory for the authority of the state, the work of prison officers, and the fight against terrorism.

Abdeslam reportedly stated his intention to send "two or three guys" to the director's address to cause "a catastrophe," indicating he did not want to "wait until 2086." These alleged threats were a significant factor considered by the court in its rejection of his plea for eased detention conditions. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin welcomed the decision, calling it an "important victory for the authority of the state, the work of prison officers, and the fight against terrorism."

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to send "two or three guys" to the director's address to cause "a catastrophe," affirming he did not want to "wait until 2086."