Lawyer: Man believed behind French killing spree claimed his innocence to police
PARIS - A lawyer says she has evidence that the man accused of killing seven people in attacks in southwestern France claimed his innocence to police.
Mohamed Merah was killed after a more than 30-hour standoff with authorities, who have said he confessed to the killing spree and refused to surrender peacefully.
But a lawyer for Merah's father now says that she has two videos of the 23-year-old saying he "did nothing." Zahia Mokhtari described the videos to BFM television but would not detail how she got them.
Merah's father has asked Mokhtari to file a lawsuit against the elite police force, RAID, that killed his son.
A police official said Monday that Merah had given police evidence that proved he was the perpetrator. He spoke on condition of anonymity, citing policy.
