The new lawyer of Youssef T., nephew and ex-lawyer of the alleged top criminal Ridouan Taghi, says that his lawyer Inez Weski smuggled messages from the Extra Secure Institution (EBI) in Vught under pressure from her client Ridouan. “It seems that she too cannot withstand the enormous pressure that is being put out by this man.”
That’s what lawyer André Seebregts said on Tuesday during a new introductory session in the court in Amsterdam of Youssef T. “Weski is a very skilled lawyer. She has integrity. We also see indications in the file that she would rather not do this.”
The 39-year-old Youssef T. is suspected, among other things, that he would have helped Taghi in plotting a violent outbreak from the EBI and that he was the link between his detained cousin and the outside world. He was arrested on October 8 last year when he visited Taghi in the EBI.
Taghi (44) has been detained in Vught since his arrest in Dubai in December 2019. In June, the Public Prosecution Service demanded a life sentence against him in the Marengo trial. Marengo revolves around six murders and a number of attempted murders.