Peter Cherif, who was on trial for the attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine in January 2015 in Paris, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Cherif, 42, was being tried in the Paris Special Criminal Court since September 16, on the grounds of his involvement in the Charlie Hebdo attack. He faced accusations of joining the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda in Yemen from 2011 to 2018, and of providing training to Cherif Kouachi, who carried out the Charlie Hebdo attack during that time. Additionally, he was also accused of kidnapping and holding captive three French humanitarian aid workers for over 5 months in 2011. The court found these accusations to be valid and handed Cherif a life sentence. In its verdict, the seriousness of the charges against Cherif and the danger he posed to society were taken into account. Despite admitting to working as an interpreter during the time the French aid workers were abducted, Cherif maintained that he had no role in the Charlie Hebdo attack. Prior to and after the attacks in January 2015, the Charlie Hebdo magazine had published cartoons containing offensive depictions of Prophet Muhammad. A total of 17 people lost their lives in the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo office and a Jewish market on January 7 and 9, 2015 in Paris. Al-Qaeda had claimed responsibility for the attack. In 2020, a total of 14 people were tried for the attacks, 3 of them in absentia, and received sentences ranging from 4 years to life imprisonment for various charges.