Government Failed to Protect Family of Marengo Crown Witness - DutchNews.nl

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Nabil B. put Ridouan Taghi behind bars, but he was able to take revenge on his family because the prosecutor's office failed.

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The deal with crown witness Nabil B. disrupted his family's life, the Hague court determined. However, the court found the claim that they are entitled to higher compensation than has been paid out so far to be insufficiently substantiated. The family is appealing against that conclusion.

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The Public Prosecution Service will no longer initiate a process for appointing a crown witness if the security risks for the potential crown witness and their circle are too great. The Ministry of Justice stated this in response to a ruling published by the District Court of The Hague on Wednesday. The ruling stated that the State acted incorrectly by failing to adequately protect the family of crown witness Nabil B. after he was presented as a…

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The Dutch State acted unlawfully by failing to provide sufficient security for Nabil B.'s family before it was announced that Nabil B. had become a crown witness in the Marengo case. This is the ruling of the District Court of The Hague in civil proceedings brought by the family against the State, Het Parool and RTL Nieuws report. The court does not consider additional compensation for the family necessary. The verdict was pronounced on January…