Lawyer of Paris attacks suspect seeks to halt surveillance

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The lawyer for the suspected sole survivor of the group that attacked Paris in November asked a court Wednesday to halt the 24-hour video surveillance of his client in solitary confinement, saying there is neither a legal nor medical basis for peeking into every moment of his life.

Glimpses of Abdeslam at Fleury-Merogis prison from footage published in a French newspaper after a recent visit by lawmaker Thierry Solere fed Berton's anger over the surveillance.

[...] he added in the interview with BFM TV that if the court rules against the constant surveillance, "I will propose a law" in Parliament.

Berton has contended the video surveillance is a political measure "simply to reassure public opinion" after the Nov. 13 attacks on a stadium, concert hall, bars and restaurants that killed 130 people.