On Friday, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) demanded life in prison against Saïd Razzouki, the alleged right-hand man of Ridouan Taghi, in the extensive Marengo assassinations trial. Among other things, R. is suspected of involvement in several murders and attempted murders and of leading a criminal organization. The OM described it as a “completely unscrupulous organization.”
Razzouki (50) was in court to hear the demand. He mainly looked the other way while the public prosecutor made the closing statement. “Ridiculous,” he said after the OM made its sentence demand.
Taghi is seen as the person who ordered the murders. Razzouki would arrange shooters and spotters.
The OM already entered sentence demands against the other suspects in the Marengo case in the middle of last year, including life sentences for Taghi and four other suspects.
The case against Razzouki is behind the rest partly because he was arrested in Colombia only after the criminal case had already started. He was arrested in Colombia in February 2020 and extradited to the Netherlands in December 2021. Razzouki changing lawyers also delayed the process.
The lawyers representing the other suspects in the Marengo case have all completed their pleas. His lawyers will likely have their turn in May. The court plans to rule in October.