Inez Weski Attacks Prosecution in Final Statement Ahead of May 21 Verdict

Overview

• Weski delivered her final courtroom statement Monday, saying she cannot trust the state and calling the Public Prosecution’s conduct shameless.
• The prosecution, which asked on April 2 for a 4.5-year sentence, says there is enough proof she passed messages about drug deals to and from Ridouan Taghi in the Extra Beveiligde Inrichting, a high‑security prison in Vught.
• Prosecutors said Monday they do not doubt the truth of her remarks recorded just after her April 2023 arrest, including lines such as “you know I did not want this” and “had I only not done it,” though they said they do not know what she meant.
• Weski denies wrongdoing and cites attorney‑client confidentiality, while also challenging her initial detention at a secret Kamp Zeist site and saying poor medical care put her at risk given her heart problems and diabetes.
• The court plans to rule on May 21 in a case linked to the Marengo investigation, which has already seen a Taghi relative convicted for passing prison messages and another lawyer later arrested on similar suspicions.