One of the attackers, Mohamed Abrini, a Belgian-Moroccan citizen, will receive a 15-year prison sentence in addition to losing his Belgian citizenship, according to a statement from the federal prosecutor's office, according to EU Helpers.
Prosecutor Bernard Michel commented on this specific situation, saying that even though Abrini had already received a term in Paris, he should also receive a punishment in Belgium and that his sentence should not be commuted on this grounds.
"In light of these abhorrent circumstances, only life in prison can be deemed proportional. The prosecutor Michel's statement reads, "His sentence should not be lowered on the grounds that he was condemned in Paris.
He added that Abrini had demonstrated his lack of reliability and that Belgium should deprive him of his Belgian citizenship as a result.
It is Mohamed Abrini's fault alone that the connection between Belgian society and him has been severed. He betrayed his nation, the prosecutor continued.
The authorities have identified the other attackers, two of them are Belgian Moroccans: Ali El Haddad Asufi and Bilal El Makhoukhi, and one of whom is a Belgian-Rwandan named Hervé Bayingana Muhirwa.
They will all lose their Belgian citizenship as well. The authorities have said that they aim to revoke these people's Belgian nationality as well as their ties to Belgian law and government.
This means that the individuals involved will lose their ability to enter Belgium and their social rights as soon as the trial is over and a verdict is made.
The federal prosecutor's office has demanded that Oussama Atar, a Belgian-Moroccan who is thought dead, receive a life sentence in addition to those already named.
Atar's whereabouts are unknown, but the Belgian government thinks he is still alive and has to be punished.
"There is no crime more serious than the one he committed in Brussels, moreover after the Paris attacks of November 13, 2015, of which he was also the mastermind," said prosecutor Paule Somers.
Additionally, Atar deserves no better punishment, according to prosecutor Somers, who also emphasized that Atar made the decision to flee Belgium and commit such grave crimes.