Moroccan Murder in Brussels: Punitive Beating Verdict Delivered

On July 5, 2020 in Forest, a young man suffered violence from four individuals. The group suspected him of holding key information about the shooting death of their friend Soufiane Benali, of Moroccan origin, which occurred the day before. While the criminal court dismisses accusations of kidnapping and extortion, it emphasizes the victim’s confinement, trapped in the middle of the back seat of a car. Independent witnesses corroborate this deprivation of liberty, describing a young man being "beaten up in a vehicle."

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The magistrates handed down varying sentences, taking into account the defendants’ records. Considering the repeat offender profile of S.M., currently incarcerated, the court sentences him to six years in prison. R.H.’s sentence is increased by fifteen months with probation. Z.R. gets off with a simple suspension of sentence, while the last defendant, O.E.Y., failed to appear during proceedings.

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The case takes place in a troubling climate directly involving local police. The investigation conducted by committee P reports that "certain police officers turned a blind eye" to these abuses. An officer was even convicted in mid-June 2025 for providing the photo of a murder suspect to one of the members of the punitive expedition. The court nevertheless ruled: this illegal sharing of information at the beginning of the investigation does not invalidate the validity of the proceedings.