 Defended at his trial by Jacques Vergès, Raddad was convicted 1994, and sentenced to 18 years in prison.Raddad always maintained his innocence.Raddad received a partial pardon from French President Jacques Chirac in 1996 at the request of Moroccan King Hassan II, which reduced his sentence to 4 years and 8 months, and was released from prison in 1998.