The trial of the Trebes and Carcassonne attacks that opened before the Paris special criminal court "is an opportunity to point out (...) that Colonel Beltrame died in combat and died for France", says Thibault de Montbrial, the lawyer for the gendarme's mother. For its part, the defence argues that it is the "wrong people" who are in the box, whereas "the person who committed the irreparable and terrible act" was shot dead by the police on the day of the incident. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES