Marengo trial

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The Marengo trial (Dutch: Marengo-proces) is a legal proceeding involving high-ranking members of the Mocro Maffia, a Dutch-Moroccan criminal organisation. The trial centers on seventeen defendants accused of participating in five murders and four attempted murders. On 27 February 2024, the trial concluded after six years of proceedings. Among the seventeen individuals prosecuted, three were sentenced to life imprisonment, including Ridouan Taghi and Saïd Razzouki, who were convicted for their roles in ten murders. In April 2024, the appeal began. The trial has been described as the "most sick and poisoned ever". A brother, a lawyer (Derk Wiersum) and a confidant (Peter R. de Vries) of the crown witness were killed in retaliation. Three lawyers of Taghi were arrested for conveying messages to his criminal organisation.

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