Piranha court case explained

The Piranha court case (Dutch: Piranhazaak) is a trial of an Islamist terror group - 'Piranha group' - which was a direct successor to the 2002-2004 Hofstadgroup.

Piranha case

On December 1, 2006, the District Court of Rotterdam, sitting in 'de Bunker' in Amsterdam Nieuw-West, convicted Samir Azzouz of preparing a terrorist attack and sentenced him to 8 years in prison. Nouriddin El Fahtni and Mohammed Chentouf were sentenced to 4 years in prison, Soumaya Sahla was sentenced to 3 years in prison and Brahim Harhour was sentenced to 3 months in prison. The Court ruled that the six individuals had not formed a terrorist organization.

The defendants lodged appeal with the Court of Appeal in The Hague.

On 2 October 2008 the Court of Appeal sentenced all suspects to higher sentences than those given by the District Court of Rotterdam: Samir Azzouz got 9 years in prison, Nouriddin El Fahtni got 8 years, Mohammed Chentouf got 6 years and Soumaya Sahla was sentenced to 4 years in prison.

Samir Azzouz was released on 6 September 2013. (On 31 August 2022 he - and others[1] - was convicted again for helping Dutch IS women to escape from camps in Syria.)

Piranha II case

After the witnesses Lahbib B. and his wife Hanan S. had testified against the defendants in the Piranha case, they were prosecuted themselves. They were charged with participating in a terrorist organization, the preparation of attacks and the possession of several firearms. The District Court of Rotterdam sentenced them to 3 years in prison. The Court of Appeal in The Hague reduced these sentences to 104 days (Lahbib B.) and 74 days (Hanan S.).

Court rulings (Piranah case)

Samir Azzouz
01-12-200610-600052-05 en 10-600100-068 years
22-07-2009[2]
02-10-2008GHSGR9 years
28-08-201399/000089-44[3]
Mohammed Chentouf
01-12-200610-600108-05 en 10-600101-064 years
02-10-200822-007384-066;6 years
Nouriddin El Fahtni
01-12-200610-600134-05 en 10-600102-064 years
02-10-200822-007349-068 years
02-10-200810-000354-04 (22-000553-07)(8 years)[4]
15-11-201110-000354-04 (08/04272)7;4 years
[Suspect]
01-12-200610-600109-05 en 10-600103-06acquitted
02-10-200822-007350-063 months
Brahim Harhour
01-12-200610-600122-05 en 10-600104-063 months
Soumaya Sahla
01-12-200610-600023-06, 10-600093-06 en 10-600046-05 (TUL)3 years
02-10-200822-007351-064 years
15-11-201108/04418
21-09-201223-005318-11[5]
21-12-201223-005318-11[6]
25-03-201423-005318-113 years
16-02-201614/02720

Court rulings (Piranah II case)

Lahbib B.
25-03-200810-600111-053 years
11-11-200922-001605-08104 days
06-12-201110/01721
25-03-201423-005454-11104 days[7]
Hanan S.
25-03-200810-600112-053 years
11-11-200922-001599-0874 days
06-12-201110/01718
25-03-201423-005455-1174 days

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. and
  2. decision about suspension of pre-trial detention
  3. parole (Samir Azzouz was released on 6 September 2013.)
  4. after the case had been split-up in (see sub Hofstad Network > Court rulings)
  5. Rejection of the Advocate General's claim to declare the Public Prosecution Service inadmissible in the criminal proceedings.
  6. Decision on requests to hear employees of the AIVD as witnesses
  7. This ruling mentions the incorrect case-number (in Dutch: parketnummer) 10-600112-05

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