All defendants convicted in Nice truck attack terror trial
A French court found eight suspects in the 2016 truck rampage in Southern France's Nice were guilty for their involvement in the crime, in which 86 people died.
The driver was shot dead by police on the scene after causing chaos and devastation on Nice's seaside promenade. The attack occurred on the 14th July, which is celebrated as Bastille Day in France, with crowds gathering on the boulevard to commemorate.
The main defendant, a friend of the driver, was found guilty of belonging to a terrorist organization and was handed an 18-year prison sentence.
Two other defendants were found guilty of assisting the driver in obtaining weapons and the truck used for the attack. They were handed jail sentences of 18 and 12 years respectively.
The other five suspects were handed sentences ranging from two to eight years. In total, seven men and one woman were sentenced.
The verdict can be appealed.
Survivors criticized that the defendants were not accused of partaking in the attack or of complicity.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility a few days after the attack. No evidence of the attacker being in contact with them was found, however.
los/msh (AFP, dpa, Reuters)
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