Sentence In Salan Trial Expected
PARIS, May 23. The death sentence is expected to be passed late today on the former general, Raoul Salan. leader of the O.A.S. in Algiers. Salan, who has remained silent in Court after an hourlong statement a week ago spent most of his time yesterday in prayer in the strongly-guarded Palais di Justice. The nine-man mixed military and civilian tribunal suspended the trial for 24 hours on Monday—the seventh day—after the last witness had been heard, to permit the prosecution and de-
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fence to prepare their final pleas Court officials said it was hoped to finish the trial in an uninterrupted final session today. The Judges would sit late into the night if necessary.
The prosecution summary is expected to last two hours. Then three defence lawyers will make speeches, including one of three hours by Maitre Jean-Louis TixterVigancour. Salan’s chief counsel. The sentence will follow
Salan. former French Com-mander-in-Chief in IndoChina and Algeria, is being tried for his O.A.S. activities and retried for his part in the four generals’ putsch in Algiers last year.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29830, 24 May 1962, Page 13
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