RTL: investigation into Weski focuses on messages between Taghi and Italian mafia

The police are investigating whether the arrested lawyer Inez Weski was a conduit between her client Ridouan Taghi and Raffaele Imperiale, a leader of the Italian mafia. RTL Nieuws reports this based on police sources. It would be about passing on messages about money, intended for Taghi's criminal organization.

Earlier today, Het Parool reported that Weski was pressured by relatives of Taghi to act as a conduit. Taghi is in the Extra Secure Institution (EBI) in Vught, the most heavily secured prison in the Netherlands.

Taghi and Imperiale were both in hiding in Dubai before their arrests. They would have engaged in cocaine transports there. RTL News has previously reported on money flows between Imperiale and Taghi's family.

Millions
According to RTL, Taghi had deposited tens of millions of euros at Imperiale. When Taghi was in the EBI, his organization would have needed parts of that money. A source in the investigation tells the news channel that permission was needed from Taghi himself. According to the source, the police are now investigating whether Weski played a role in that communication.

Weski had received a phone from Taghi's family with the encrypted Sky messaging service, RTL further reports. Het Parool also mentioned such a telephone that would have been provided to the lawyer by Taghi's relatives.

Ridouan Taghi was arrested in Dubai at the end of 2019, Imperiale in the summer of 2021. He is now in jail in Italy.

Defense laid down
Inez Weski has been detained since April 21. She's in full restrictions, which means she's only allowed contact with her lawyer.

She has since filed Taghi's defense in the Marengo trial .