Belgium to decide on parole for 2015 Paris attacks logistics coordinator

Belgian authorities are due to decide on 29 September whether Mohamed Bakkali may be released under electronic monitoring, according to France 24 International.

Bakkali was convicted of coordinating logistics for the 2015 Paris attacks. He is serving a 30-year sentence imposed in France, which includes a 20-year minimum term.

The proposed release has drawn opposition from prosecutors and anger from victims’ families. The available material does not indicate whether parole will be granted.

The decision will determine whether Bakkali is transferred from imprisonment to electronic monitoring in Belgium while serving the sentence imposed by France.