Today, the Antwerp Court of Appeals has been sentenced to kickboxer Jamal Ben Sadiq for 40 months, half suspended, and has been sentenced to the role of washing more than 1.2 million euros of criminal proceeds through fraudulent employment contracts, real estate transactions and digital payments.
According to his brother, Jamal Ben Sadiq and co-defendant Emmad N discovered nearly 508,000 euros of cash and forged documents during the attack, all three were banned from serving as director of the company and fined for their involvement as important figures in previous criminal records and laundry operations.
The court upholds the conviction: Jamal Ben Sadiq The co-defendant ordered the payment of fines for laundry of more than 1 million euros
The Belgium media attention-grabbing case focuses on laundry of more than 1.2 million euros of criminal revenue through fraudulent employment contracts, real estate transactions and digital payments.
The investigation began in the Netherlands, with authorities targeting Karim S., a soccer coach, entrepreneur and entrepreneur who runs a sophisticated money laundering network. Karim S. accepted cash from individuals with suspicious backgrounds, using false employment contracts and pay slips to make the funds look legal and focused it on them as wages or loans.
In 2020, Karim S. was sentenced to 42 months by a court in Amsterdam for laundry worth more than 2.5 million euros. Belgian authorities were warned when they discovered that a significant portion of the money they had been laundered had been transferred to Belgium.
During the investigation, police discovered two suitcases containing cash hidden at the bottom of a fake bottom with 507,950 euros of cash during an assault on Emad N.’s property. The court also revealed the scope of forged documents used to disguise the origins of money.
All three defendants were already known to Belgian law enforcement for their previous criminal acts. Emad N. has been convicted in advance for a drug crime, and Jamal Ben Saddik is currently investigating money laundering and was targeted in attacks believed to be related to drug trafficking, but Ben Saddik has been convicted several previous convictions.
The Antwerp Court of Appeals highlights the gravity of money laundering as the final link in the criminal chain, and do not pay for crimes. The court also declared that all three were unreliable professionally, taking into account the defendant’s previous conviction and his professional role, and banned him from his role as director of the company. The 123 million euros laundered total was confiscated, the defendant was fined, and Jamal Ben Sadiq was fined for the 40,000 euro song, Ben Sadiq said 24,000 euros, and Emmad N. 16,000 euros.
The legal matters of Jamal Ben Saddik are not limited to this case. In 2021, he was briefly incarcerated in connection with the Sky ECC investigation, and was suspected of selling encrypted mobile phones used by criminals. In 2022, his family’s property was attacked with what was believed to be a dispute related to the drug trade. Most recently, in July 2024, Ben Sadiq was arrested on suspicion of lure and assault in connection with a dispute over the shipping of drugs, but denied these allegations and was released under conditions where further investigation is pending.
Despite the ongoing legal process, Jamal Ben Saddick remains a prominent figure in the glorious kickboxing world. He faces multiple stops due to doping violations and arguments in the ring, but his combat career is characterized by high-profile matches and prominent victories.