Nouredine el Fahtni (also Noreddine el Fahtni; born 15 August 1982), is a Moroccan who is a suspected member of the Islamic terrorist organisation Hofstad Network,[1] a Dutch organisation agitating for jihad against parliamentary democracy and the foundation of an Islamic state.
Nouredine el Fahtni | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 1982 |
| Criminal status | In prison |
| Criminal charge | Terrorism, Weapon Charges |
| Penalty | 5 years and 4 years imprisonment (different cases) |
El Fahtni was arrested in Portugal in the summer of 2004, during the European Football Championship, on suspicion of planning an attack on then Portuguese prime minister José Manuel Durão Barroso,[1] but was released for insufficient evidence.[2]
In 2005, El Fahtni and his wife Soumaya Sahla were arrested in the Netherlands for possessing a loaded machine gun, for which Sahla received a nine-month sentence and El Fahtni five years.[3] Prosecutors sought a 12-year sentence for El Fahtni's suspected involvement in the "Piranha terrorism plot" against politicians and the Dutch Secret Service, AIVD.[4] On 1 December 2006, he was sentenced to four years imprisonment, while co-conspirators Mohammed Chentouf also received four years and Samir Azzouz eight years.[citation needed]
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edit- ^ a b Evans-Pritchard, Ambrose. (16/11/2004) Islamic terrorists 'plotted attack at finals of Euro 2004' The Telegraph. Accessed 13 December 2007.
- ^ Fox News. (November 15, 2004) Dutch Islamists suspected in Portugal plot FoxNews.com. Accessed 13 December 2007.
- ^ Dutch News. (16 October 2006) Heavy security as new terrorism trial starts DutchNews.nl. Accessed 13 December 2007.
- ^ Dutch News. (6 November 2006). Prosecution winds up in Piranha court case. dutchnews.nl. Accessed 13 December 2007.