The Midden-Nederland police arrested Jaoaud W. in his cell in De Schie prison in Rotterdam on Tuesday morning. The authorities believe W. is one of the hitmen regularly hired by Ridouan Taghi. He is currently serving a sentence for his membership in a “murder service” linked to at least five assassinations. He was due to be released next month, the Telegraaf reports. According to the newspaper, the police arrested W. again because they did not want to risk him disappearing and starting killing again after his release.
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) is appealing the decision of the Rotterdam court in the case of Utrecht tram shooter Gökmen T. regarding his misconduct in prison. The OM said in a press release published on Wednesday that it "highly undesirable" that T. receives no additional punishment for his actions.
The Rotterdam District Court found Gökmen T., who is currently serving a life sentence for an attack on a Utrecht tram in 2019, guilty of the attempted murder of a prison guard.
The 42-year-old man convicted of fatally shooting four people on a tram in Utrecht has again been accused of violent behavior in prison. Gökmen T. was captured, and has remained in custody, ever since the tram shooting at 24 Oktoberplein on March 18, 2019.