Main Paris attacks suspect released from hospital
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam will fight efforts to extradite him to France from Belgium, his lawyer has confirmed.
Speaking to journalists, lawyer Sven Mary said: "We will refuse the extradition."
The lawyer made the comments after he and Abdeslam met with a Belgian investigating magistrate who will decide whether to issue a formal arrest warrant.
Belgian prosecutors said earlier they are confident the suspect will be extradited to France.
Abdeslam, the top suspect in last year's deadly Paris attacks, was discharged from a hospital in Brussels after being wounded while being captured Friday by police.
French president Francois Hollande warned that more arrests will come as authorities try to dismantle a network involved in the attacks which is much larger than originally suspected.
The main suspect in November's Paris terror attacks is facing questions from police after being discharged from hospital in Brussels.
Salah Abdeslam was injured as Belgian authorities captured him during a raid yesterday.
He has been transferred to a jail in Bruges and is believed to have spoken to his lawyers.
Sarah Collins, a freelance journalist in Brussels, has the latest: “The Belgian security council met this morning and maintained the terror level alert at level 3
“Which means a terror attack is still likely,
“The Prime Minister has warned the country to remain vigilant, and has also said that Salah Abdelslam who was due to be extradited to France, that there is no problem with that but that the legal process has to take its course.”
France's interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve is hoping to fast-track proceedings so he can be extradited. “Currently in police custody with four other individuals, Salah Abdeslam will have to answer for his actions to French judges.
“Justice is what the relatives of the 130 victims and our fellow citizens hope for.”
