Brahim Aouissaoui, a 25-year-old Tunisian man, was sentenced to life imprisonment for a brutal terrorist attack in October 2020 at the Notre-Dame basilica in Nice, where he fatally stabbed three victims. Despite claiming no memory of the attack, Aouissaoui admitted to seeking revenge against Westerners. The court deemed him an extreme danger, with a high risk of reoffending, and his actions described as unusually savage. French authorities noted Aouissaoui had been radicalized by 2018, with his fanaticism characterized as totalitarian and barbaric, reflecting broader concerns of jihadist influences.
The investigating magistrate said Aouissaoui described France as a country of miscreants and dogs and was determined to sow terror.
The president of the court described the murders as very violent, stating Brahim Aouissaoui presented too high a risk of reoffending.
The counsel for the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office emphasized Aouissaoui's totalitarian and barbaric fanaticism, noting the attack was the culmination of jihadist commitment.
Aouissaoui told the special court he had no recollection of the attack but admitted to seeking revenge on westerners.
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