Justice
7 Years in Prison Sought for Suspect in Fatal Rotterdam Explosion
The Public Prosecution Service has requested a seven-year prison sentence for Jalal O., the 37-year-old suspect accused of manufacturing cocaine and causing a fatal explosion at a business space in Rotterdam on January 29, 2024. The blast killed three people, including O.'s nephew Ilyas, and injured two others. While forensic analysis linked the explosion to a drug lab and acetone drums, O. denies involvement and claims he saw nothing unusual during his last visit to the sublet area three days prior. Evidence presented included a photo from Ilyas's phone showing eleven steaming vats, a scale, and a sieve inside the premises.
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