OM sees revenge for earlier rip deal as motive

Like the civil parties, the Attorney General hammered in his closing statement on the many lies of Sacha B. “Lies about the extent of his illegal activities, but also lies about what exactly happened that day. With the sole purpose of evade his responsibility.” The accused initially claimed that he had only been selling drugs for a few weeks, when in reality he had been doing it for a year and a half. “He is not your average marginal drug dealer. He is a smart, reasoned young man who has thought carefully about his story from the start.”

Roeland Vasseur also did not avoid the role of the victim. After all, Agaverdi Mahmudov had planned a rip deal on B. with a few companions. “Agach is apparently blinded by the lure of easy money. He is fooled by the gossip of the others.”

In the period before the facts, the accused went looking for weapons via Telegram. He was in contact with no less than 25 potential suppliers and negotiated with seven people. “He asks for a Glock and a Beretta as we would ask in a WhatsApp group if anyone still has a party tent for a communion party.” Ten days before the facts, according to the Public Prosecution Service, he did indeed buy a firearm from a Dutchman. The prosecutor did not know for sure whether it was the murder weapon. “But he tells that supplier that he has just promised the purchase of a firearm with the caliber .22LR (such as the murder weapon ed.) from another supplier.”

It is raised in the closing that it is implausible that B. accidentally pulled the trigger during a skirmish. According to Vasseur, the accused did deliberately fire in the direction of the victim. “How can you pretend that you don’t intend to kill someone? If you just want to threaten or hold off someone, you shouldn’t pull the trigger. If you want to hurt someone, as an MMA fighter you give them a few to chatter.” According to the Public Prosecution Service, B. should have at least foreseen that his actions could end fatally for the victim.

Finally, the prosecutor cited a possible motive for the shooting. After all, B. would have been robbed of his drugs before. “This time they’re not going to have him, this time he’s armed. Revenge and retaliation take hold of him and the trigger is pulled.” His parents stated at the trial that as a child, the accused could not bear if anyone touched his toys. “He also can’t stand touch and can’t stand it if you insult him. And then the light goes out.”

The defense will argue that B. acted in lawful self-defense or that the facts were at least provoked. However, the Public Prosecution Service will only discuss these issues in the replies. “But this case has nothing to do with defending. Sacha didn’t want to defend him. He wanted to retaliate. That’s something completely different.”