Ridouan allegedly ordered his nephew to bribe judges in Morocco. Two of Ridouan’s brothers are held there on suspicion of involvement in a murder. It concerns a mistaken murder, in which the son of a Moroccan judge was killed. The suspected target was a rival of Taghi.
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In the Netherlands, an attempt was made to bribe someone from the tax authorities. That became clear on Wednesday during a new, preparatory hearing against Taghi in the court in Amsterdam. The suspect was not present.
Last year, Taghi visited his cousin dozens of times in the EBI, in his capacity as a lawyer. Over time, the judiciary got serious suspicions that the two were discussing very different things than legal issues. An investigation was then launched, during which both men were tapped and filmed with hidden cameras during the visits. At a hearing earlier this year, the Public Prosecution Service showed some of those images.
Taghi has since been removed from the tableau and is no longer a lawyer. He had a law firm in Utrecht.