The NetherlandsIn Amsterdam, the trial around the torture container in Wouwse Plantage, near the border with the Belgian city of Essen, will start on Wednesday, the existence of which came to light in June 2020. That happened after the cracking of the crypto service Encrochat, which is beloved by criminals. The court has set aside six days for the criminal case to be heard.
Re-watch the striking footage of the discovery here:
In the course of 2020, according to the justice system, it turned out that a gang was busy setting up a number of sea containers, placed in a shed. One was set up as a torture chamber, including a dentist’s chair to which intended victims (criminal rivals) could be strapped and then manipulated with a variety of tools.
A mobile operating table and equipment for the infamous torture method ‘waterboarding’ were also found. Other containers were made suitable as cells. According to the Public Prosecution Service, the gang stored stolen cars in a warehouse in Rotterdam, with which the intended victims could be kidnapped.
Brain behind torture container
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) considers suspected drug lord Roger P. (50), alias Piet Costa, as the mastermind behind the lurid enterprise. Last week, the Public Prosecution Service demanded nearly eighteen years in prison against him in another criminal trial for leading a gang that imported thousands of kilograms of cocaine.
Due to a conflict over several million in crime money, P. would have had plans to have at least seven people liquidated. Family members were also allowed to be killed and even children did not have to be spared, the Public Prosecution Service said earlier. “Everyone lie down, believe me,” P. is said to have sworn in a crypto message, meaning all his enemies would be killed. “They must die, even their dog.”
In addition to P., the Public Prosecution Service has charged eleven co-defendants for their part in the case surrounding the torture container.
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