but dimitri botnik insists bel qasem is not the only one to blame. >> so do you blame bel qasem?don't blame only him. i blame the western governments also because they have blood on their hands also. >> because they didn't arrest him? >> they didn't arrest bel qasem. they know he was recruiting and selecting western children. if there was no sharia for belgium, my son would never have been gone to syria. there's no doubt about this. let us be clear about this. >> reporter: cnn has attempted to contact sharia for belgium and bel qasem's lawyer. we have not received a response. but over the next few days and weeks his story will unfold in court. >> again, atika shubert there covering this trial for us in belgium. and she will have live reports as the hours tick on and it gets under way. >>> coming up here, a group of north korean athletes is in south korea for the asian games. ahead, this boxer right here who defected from the north shares what she thinks about the visit from the north koreans. ♪ this is a woman hesitating on a life-changing decision. at university of phoenix, we k