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The Marengo trial, also known as the Marengo case ( Dutch: Marengo-proces), is a legal proceeding involving alleged high-ranking members of the Mocro Maffia, a Dutch-Moroccan criminal organisation. [1] [2] The trial centers on seventeen defendants accused of participating in numerous murders and attempted murders. [3]
The name Marengo was chosen randomly by a computer and is derived from a type of fabric with the same name. [4]
On 27 February 2024, the trial concluded after six years of proceedings. Among the seventeen individuals prosecuted, three were sentenced to life imprisonment. Notable among them are Ridouan Taghi and Saïd Razzouki, who were convicted for their roles in ten murders. [5]
Name | Requested sentence [6] | Lawyers |
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Ridouan Taghi | Life imprisonment |
Inez Weski (-2023) Susanne Boersma (-2023) Laura Versluis (-2023) [7] Michael Ruperti (2023) Arthur van der Biezen (2023) Sjoerd van Berge Henegouwen (2023) |
Saïd Razzouki | Life imprisonment | Christian Flokstra (-2021)
[8] Nico Meijering (-2021) [8] Robert van ’t Land Mark Dunsbergen [9] |
Mohamed Razzouki | Life imprisonment | Christian Flokstra Nico Meijering [10] |
Zaki Razzouki | 14 years | Yassine Bouchikhi [11] |
Zakaria A. | 25 years, 8 months |
Jan-Hein Kuijpers [12] |
Charif el A. | 16 years | Peter Plasman [13] |
Mohammed el Aissaoui | 26 years, 5 months |
Marcel Heuvelmans [14] |
Zakaria el H. | 26 years, 8 months |
Jurriaan de Vries [15] |
Bagdad el H. | 16 years | |
Richard O. | 5 years, 11 months |
|
Achraf B. | Life imprisonment | Guy Weski [16] |
Mohamed M. | 16 years | |
Arthur M. | 23 years, 8 months |
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Mao R. | Life imprisonment | Inez Weski
[17] Susanne Boersma [17] |
Mario R. | Life imprisonment | |
Walid M. | 20 years | C. van Oort [18] |
The charges in these cases include a number of murders and attempted murders from 2015 to 2017: [19]
A breakthrough was made when Nabil B., one of the suspects, offered to give a statement. [26] Shortly after, Nabil's non-criminal brother was murdered, after which Nabil pulled out, later changing his decision. [27] His attorney, Derk Wiersum, was killed on 18 September 2019. [28]
The investigative journalist and crime reporter Peter R. de Vries was supporting the crown witness in the trial. On 6 July 2021, he was shot in the head after leaving the television studio of RTL Boulevard in Amsterdam where he had appeared as a guest. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition. On 15 July he died as a result of the shooting.
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The Marengo trial, also known as the Marengo case ( Dutch: Marengo-proces), is a legal proceeding involving alleged high-ranking members of the Mocro Maffia, a Dutch-Moroccan criminal organisation. [1] [2] The trial centers on seventeen defendants accused of participating in numerous murders and attempted murders. [3]
The name Marengo was chosen randomly by a computer and is derived from a type of fabric with the same name. [4]
On 27 February 2024, the trial concluded after six years of proceedings. Among the seventeen individuals prosecuted, three were sentenced to life imprisonment. Notable among them are Ridouan Taghi and Saïd Razzouki, who were convicted for their roles in ten murders. [5]
Name | Requested sentence [6] | Lawyers |
---|---|---|
Ridouan Taghi | Life imprisonment |
Inez Weski (-2023) Susanne Boersma (-2023) Laura Versluis (-2023) [7] Michael Ruperti (2023) Arthur van der Biezen (2023) Sjoerd van Berge Henegouwen (2023) |
Saïd Razzouki | Life imprisonment | Christian Flokstra (-2021)
[8] Nico Meijering (-2021) [8] Robert van ’t Land Mark Dunsbergen [9] |
Mohamed Razzouki | Life imprisonment | Christian Flokstra Nico Meijering [10] |
Zaki Razzouki | 14 years | Yassine Bouchikhi [11] |
Zakaria A. | 25 years, 8 months |
Jan-Hein Kuijpers [12] |
Charif el A. | 16 years | Peter Plasman [13] |
Mohammed el Aissaoui | 26 years, 5 months |
Marcel Heuvelmans [14] |
Zakaria el H. | 26 years, 8 months |
Jurriaan de Vries [15] |
Bagdad el H. | 16 years | |
Richard O. | 5 years, 11 months |
|
Achraf B. | Life imprisonment | Guy Weski [16] |
Mohamed M. | 16 years | |
Arthur M. | 23 years, 8 months |
|
Mao R. | Life imprisonment | Inez Weski
[17] Susanne Boersma [17] |
Mario R. | Life imprisonment | |
Walid M. | 20 years | C. van Oort [18] |
The charges in these cases include a number of murders and attempted murders from 2015 to 2017: [19]
A breakthrough was made when Nabil B., one of the suspects, offered to give a statement. [26] Shortly after, Nabil's non-criminal brother was murdered, after which Nabil pulled out, later changing his decision. [27] His attorney, Derk Wiersum, was killed on 18 September 2019. [28]
The investigative journalist and crime reporter Peter R. de Vries was supporting the crown witness in the trial. On 6 July 2021, he was shot in the head after leaving the television studio of RTL Boulevard in Amsterdam where he had appeared as a guest. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition. On 15 July he died as a result of the shooting.