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The leader of the mocromafia showed that he also followed political developments in The Hague in his cell. To a question from one of the judges whether the statement of the crown witness is correct that Taghi sometimes played chess with him, the answer was: “Just like Mark Rutte, I have no active memory of that.”
The crown witness will be questioned by the court again this week and, as in previous hearings, sat with his lawyer in a special booth. This is to prevent it from being visible from the public and press gallery. According to Taghi and his lawyer Inez Weski, the crown witness is also insufficient for them to observe and this influences the interrogations.
Murder suspect Taghi expressed his dissatisfaction. “He is hidden behind a wall for me and I want to see this arch liar,” said an enraged Taghi.
Ask
The court stated that it understood Taghi’s wish, but said that it was not yet able to comply with his request to get a better view of Nabil B. On Friday, Weski and Taghi can ask questions directly to Nabil B., who never really got into trouble during the interrogations on Wednesday.
Armed Police units at the bunker in Amsterdam.
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On Wednesday morning, the court asked Nabil B. mainly general questions about the period before the moment that B. defected to the judicial authorities. Judges also wanted to know whether B. was directly or indirectly ordered by Taghi to prepare murders. At a later stage, he will be questioned about the specific suspicions against the suspects in the Marengo trial. On those days lawyers of other suspects will also have the opportunity to question B.
Bunker
Wednesday’s session in the bunker in Amsterdam-Osdorp was again surrounded by countless security measures. The police and the public prosecutor deploy hundreds of employees every hearing day to ensure that the process runs safely.
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