Samir Azzouz

Samir Azzouz (born 27 June 1986) is a Dutch national of Moroccan descent. He was convicted and incarcerated in Nieuw Vosseveld for participation in a criminal organization and punishable preparation of a terrorist crime by attempting to procure heavy firearms and planning terrorist attacks. He was also suspected to be closely related to the terrorist group the Hofstad Network, but has never been prosecuted for membership of the group. In 2006, he was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment, along with three other militant Islamists. In 2008, the Hague Court of Appeal sentenced Azzouz to nine years' imprisonment. In 2013, Azzouz was released from jail on license.