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Prisons take extra measures after arrest of Taghi's son: 'Super necessary'
Prisons have scaled up security measures as Ridouan Taghi's son has been confirmed in Dubai. It has never happened before in the Netherlands that multiple prisons take these types of measures at the same time. That's what Het Parool writes .

The only 22-year-old Faissal Taghi is seen as the successor to his father's criminal empire. This week he was arrested in Dubai, which set off alarm bells in the Netherlands.

The police expect that his arrest could lead to unrest. To avoid chaos, several penitentiary institutions are taking extra measures. Detainees, mainly those linked to Taghi's criminal organization, are monitored more closely, are allowed to leave their cells less, make fewer phone calls and receive fewer visitors.

Extradition denied
Faissal Taghi was arrested in Dubai at the end of July, following an extradition request from the Netherlands. Taghi's eldest son is suspected of having continued his father's criminal organization since he ended up in the EBI in Vught in 2019. Consider international drug trafficking, money laundering and the preparation of violent crimes.

Faissal Taghi has remained in custody in Dubai since his arrest. The Netherlands requested extradition, but it was rejected by a judge in Dubai. The Netherlands has now appealed against that decision.

Police capacity
All these extra measures mean more deployment of police personnel, says police union director Nine Kooiman. “It has consequences for the security and surveillance deployed by the police. It requires more capacity, but it is extremely necessary,” she says in Goedemorgen Nederland on NPO 1.