oneh as the director, lawyer saying he was the head of the operation, while his younger brother, mohamed merahwas the on that carried it out. sameed merah's lawyer is as here in france. his job is to discredit that portrayal of his client. he says his client was not a religious fanatic, and that there is not enough material evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that his client was an accomplice. >> what arguments have been outlined so far from either side in this crucial case? this morning, we heard the closing arguments from those civil party lawyers. one of them said something that was quite interesting. he said it was like an impressionist painting, when you get up close. you cannot really work out what is going on. but when you step back, look at the facts and the guild becomes visible. what he was trying to say was that abdelkader merah did everything he could to try to cover his tracks and hide any involvement in the operation. he says that is something that abdelkader merah, to a certain that, been able to do quite well. for instance, the brothers met several times before a and duri

now, the trial of abdelkader merah begins today in paris. he is the brother of mohamed went on a nine-day shooting spree in france in 2012. he went to gun down three soldiers, a teacher, and three children at a jewish school before being shot by police. faces the trialal. we have this on the killings. reporterer: the killings by mohamed merah marked a new form of terror attacks carried out by an isolated individual. judges want to establish the exact role his older brother, abdelkader merah, played. he is accused of knowingly upping to facilitate preparation for the attacks. we'll was on the jewish school in toulouse. a scooterode provided by abdelkader merah. intnterview in an with french television -- their brother, in an interview with french television, has spoken out against them. in 2003. authorities i told them the day there is an attack, you will not need to go far. it will be one of my brothers. the father of three of those killed remains devastated. >> i have always seen them as a waste of nature that should rot in a prison cell. nothing will bring my son and

this is the mother of one of the soldiers assassinated by mohammed merah in twenty twelve. here she arrived at the french court house where meraz brother will stand trial. wned it is very difficult. i hope that light will be shed truth in the straw. for our children so they may rest in peace and so that justice may be served. that's what i expect to see today. report from. the trial will shed light on the role abdel qader mera played in his brother's crimes. he is accused of having consciously facilitated the twenty twelve attacks in helping his brothers still the scooter he used in the shootings. the attack sent shock waves throughout france for over a week. between the eleventh and the nineteenth of march mohammed merah killed three soldiers before killing a rabbi and three jewish children at aa jewish school in toulouse. it was the deadliest attack on jews in france in decade. on march twenty second he was killed by members of an elite unit of the french national police force. abdul qader mera who is already known to french intelligence for proximity to radical islamists