Three Years Sought in Paris Trial Over Death Threats to Terror Victims’ Lawyer

Overview

• Prosecutors requested three years Monday and asked judges to issue an arrest warrant, with a ruling set for June 24.
• The charge centers on Oct. 6, 2023 during the Magnanville trial, when he allegedly said "Don't worry, he's dead" and traced a throat‑cutting sign toward the civil parties, according to a gendarme.
• Investigators say his phone held photos of Thibault de Montbrial and a link to an interview he sent to 13 contacts, including Armand Rajabpour‑Miyandoab, who later attacked the Bir‑Hakeim bridge.
• Aberouz did not attend the Paris hearing and had no lawyer in court, after losing French nationality in February 2025 and staying in Morocco without valid papers.
• He disputes the facts but has past convictions for trying to join a jihad zone in 2013 and for a 2023 death threat to a counterterror officer, while de Montbrial remains under police protection.