A person accused of Paris robbery “regrets for $ 10 million

The trial began with 10 people who were accused of robbing Kim Kardashian at a 2016 Paris Hotel.

The reality TV star and a business woman was tied up and firing in a luxury apartment where she stayed during the Fashion Week in Paris.

It was taken from about $ 10 million (£ 7.5 million) jewelry, including a diamond commitment of $ 4 million (£ 2.9 million) by then -husband Kanye West.

In a large courtroom, decorated with 19th -century tapestries, the court received a captivating photo in the life of the diverse cast of characters suspected of participating in “Helt”.

For the first one so far – the 71 -year -old ENENIS Abbas – this was done through “Enquête de Personalité”, something like a major report of a crime accused of a crime that French courts regularly include in their court processes. These reports take up elements of the defendant's family history, behavior and work to draw a picture of their lives and help the jurors make a decision.

The court listened to a long list of crimes in which Abbas was found guilty in the past – from small crime and drug trafficking in the small period to bank robberies – and withdrew his difficult childhood, which was partly spent in Algeria and marked by the death of two of his brothers and brothers.

Abbas – who spent almost a third of his life in prison – has already admitted his role in The Heist and even wrote a memoir entitled to Kim Kardashian. The court chairman David de Pas suggested that the book shows that Abbas is proud of what he did – something he has repeatedly denied.

Asked if there was any sympathy for his victims, Abbas replied that he had never done to Kardashian, “but this time I am sorry for what I did … that opened my eyes.”

Abbas said that as he was watching TV in prison, he was confronted with a ruthless reflection of the burglary, which made him realize how much Kim Kardashian had suffered.

“We just caught the lady's bag, but I found that there was a trauma behind her,” he said.

The court also focused on Gary Madar, whose brother's company has provided transportation and taxis to Kardashian for several years. Now, at 35, the father of two has been accused of feeding the gang information on the location of Kim Kardashian on Hois's night.

At that time, Gary worked as a customer service agent at airports for the transport company. His task was to meet the VIP arriving at the airports in Paris and to accompany them through a passport and customs checks. Through this work he met several times from Kardashian.

But he also worked in a cafe owned by another defendant, Florus Herui, a 52 -year -old, to whom investigators believe Madar has submitted information about Kim Kardashian.

He denied this, and the lawyer told him to the BBC that Madar should not be at the port, as there is no “solid evidence” for his involvement.

78 -year -old Mark Boyer, accused of supplying the weapon used for the threat of Kardashian, was also questioned. He regretted that his son Mark -Alexander Boyer – also a defendant – grew up surrounded by “thieves” and “crooks” who made him make the wrong life choice.

The rest of the week will see that more defendants take the position, as the test canceled as of May 13 – the day Kim Kardashian is expected to testify.

The bigger part of the 400 journalists reporting this process is expected to flow to the Court of Justice that day, and the court are sure how many reporters will accommodate the front.

The court will only hear from 10 of the 12 people who were arrested in 2017 since one died last month and another, at 81, will be excused as he is advanced dementia.

Another, Aomar Ait Khedache, will be on Wednesday – but it is already almost deaf and muted and will have to record its answers on a piece of paper.

The process takes eight and a half years after Heist.

Patricia Turcho, a crime reporter and the author of a robbery book, told the BBC that the Paris courts have been employed with major court trials for terrorism for several years, which has created a lag.

She also said that the long wait was related to the age and health problems of the defendants, which meant that they spent some time in temporary detention.

“After being released, it felt less urgent for judges to bring it to court,” Turcho said.