Meaningless media frenzy greets Abdeslam who takes the stand to say nothing new

This court sketch made on February 9, 2022, shows defendant Salah Abdeslam standing before Paris' special assise court during the trial of the November 2015 attacks that saw 130 people killed at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, bars, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall in Paris. AFP - BENOIT PEYRUCQ

On Wednesday, the Palais de Justice in central Paris was invaded by hordes of journalists anxious to report on the testimony of Salah Abdeslam, brother of one of the suicide bombers, and the sole survivor of the attack teams who killed 130 people in Paris on the night of 13 November 2015.

Whatever else you can say about Salah Abdeslam, he certainly attracts a crowd.