French jihadist linked to Charlie Hebdo attackers sentenced to life in prison
Peter Cherif, a suspected French jihadist who was close to the perpetrators of the 2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre, was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison. Cherif fought for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in Yemen from 2011 to 2018, during which time he was suspected of training his Paris childhood friend Cherif Kouachi, who along with his brother Said carried out the January 7, 2015 massacre at the satirical weekly in the French capital.
Peter Cherif, a suspected French jihadist who was close to the perpetrators of the 2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre, was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison. Cherif fought for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in Yemen from 2011 to 2018, during which time he was suspected of training his Paris childhood friend Cherif Kouachi, who along with his brother Said carried out the January 7, 2015 massacre at the satirical weekly in the French capital.
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