Top Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been transferred from Belgium to France where he is expected to be charged in court on Wednesday, French prosecutors said.
Abdeslam, a French national of Moroccan origin who grew up in Belgium, is believed to be the last surviving member of the terror squad that killed 130 people in the French capital in November.
“Within the framework of the Paris attacks of the 13th of November 2015, Salah Abdeslam has been surrendered to the French authorities this morning,” a statement from Belgian prosecutors said.
Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said Abdeslam was formally placed under arrest after arriving on French soil at 9:05am.
“He will be presented to judges during the day with a view to being charged. The prosecution will request his placement in temporary detention,” read a statement from Molins.
Sources close to the investigation said Abdeslam had been flown into France under tight security.
Abdeslam has already hired a French lawyer, Frank Berton, who told the regional newspaper Voix du Nord that his client was “anxious to explain himself” in France.
