The Dutch lawyer Inez Weski has been arrested on suspicion of participating in a criminal organisation. The public prosecutor’s office confirmed in a press release that a lawyer has been arrested on suspicion of participating in a “criminal organisation, engaged in international drug trafficking and money laundering.” The lawyer is also suspected of “violating secrets”.

Weski is accused of passing messages to and from Taghi. She is the counsellor of Taghi, who is accused of ordering liquidations. He is the main suspect in the so-called Marengo case and is detained at the Extra Secure Institution in the Dutch town Vught.

In the Marengo case, 14 suspects are on trial for several murders and attempted murders; in the first instance, there were 17 suspects. The criminal file paints a picture of a well-oiled killing machine. According to the prosecution, several suspects were used to commit murders as efficiently as possible. This involved a fixed role division of drivers, spotters and gunmen. A human life was worth nothing, given even a so-called mistake murder.

Weski is not the first lawyer of Taghi to be arrested. Youssef T., Taghi’s cousin and former lawyer, was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison earlier this year for passing on messages. As a result, he played a key role in Taghi’s criminal organisation, the court found. The court could not determine whether T. passed on the information under pressure or whether he did so of his own free will.

Featurez contacts the Weski law firm to organise an interview.