Piranha court case
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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.[1]
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 [2] — and others[3] — was convicted again for helping Dutch IS women to escape from camps in Syria.[4] )
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.[5] 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01–12–2006 | 10-600052-05 en 10–600100–06 | ECLI:NL:RBROT:2006:AZ3589 | 8 years | |
| 22–07–2009 | ECLI:NL:GHSGR:2009:BJ3346 | [6] | ||
| 02–10–2008 | GHSGR[citation needed] | 9 years | ||
| 28–08–2013 | 99/000089-44 | ECLI:NL:RBROT:2013:6691 | [7] | |
| Mohammed Chentouf[8] | ||||
| 01–12–2006 | 10-600108-05 en 10–600101–06 | ECLI:NL:RBROT:2006:AZ3589 | 4 years | |
| 02–10–2008 | 22–007384–06 | ECLI:NL:GHSGR:2008:BF5180 | 6;6 years | |
| Nouriddin El Fahtni | ||||
| 01–12–2006 | 10-600134-05 en 10–600102–06 | ECLI:NL:RBROT:2006:AZ3589 | 4 years | |
| 02–10–2008 | 22–007349–06 | ECLI:NL:GHSGR:2008:BF3987 | 8 years | |
| 02-10-2008 | 10-000354-04 (22-000553-07) | ECLI:NL:GHSGR:2008:BF3987 | (8 years) | [9] |
| 15-11-2011 | 10-000354-04 (08/04272) | ECLI:NL:HR:2011:BP7585 | 7;4 years | [9] |
| [Suspect][citation needed] | ||||
| 01–12–2006 | 10-600109-05 en 10–600103–06 | ECLI:NL:RBROT:2006:AZ3589 | acquitted | |
| 02–10–2008 | 22–007350–06 | ECLI:NL:GHSGR:2008:BF5225 | 3 months | |
| Brahim Harhour | ||||
| 01–12–2006 | 10-600122-05 en 10–600104–06 | ECLI:NL:RBROT:2006:AZ3589 | 3 months | |
| Soumaya Sahla | ||||
| 01–12–2006 | 10–600023–06, 10-600093-06 en 10-600046-05 (TUL) | ECLI:NL:RBROT:2006:AZ3589 | 3 years | |
| 02–10–2008 | 22–007351–06 | ECLI:NL:GHSGR:2008:BF4814 | 4 years | |
| 15–11–2011 | 08/04418 | ECLI:NL:HR:2011:BP7544 | ||
| 21–09–2012 | 23–005318–11 | ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2012:BY2772 | [10] | |
| 21–12–2012 | 23–005318–11 | ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2012:BY9310 | [11] | |
| 25–03–2014 | 23–005318–11 | ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2014:915 | 3 years | |
| 16–02–2016 | 14/02720 | ECLI:NL:HR:2016:241 | ||
Court rulings (Piranah II case)
| Lahbib B. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25–03–2008 | 10–600111–05 | ECLI:NL:RBROT:2008:BC7531 | 3 years | |
| 11–11–2009 | 22–001605–08 | ECLI:NL:GHSGR:2009:BK2957 | 104 days | |
| 06–12–2011 | 10/01721 | ECLI:NL:HR:2011:BR1146 | ||
| 25–03–2014 | 23–005454–11 | ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2014:914 | 104 days | [12] |
| Hanan S. | ||||
| 25–03–2008 | 10–600112–05 | ECLI:NL:RBROT:2008:BC7539 | 3 years | |
| 11–11–2009 | 22–001599–08 | ECLI:NL:GHSGR:2009:BK2888 | 74 days | |
| 06–12–2011 | 10/01718 | ECLI:NL:HR:2011:BR1144 | ||
| 25–03–2014 | 23–005455–11 | ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2014:905 | 74 days | |