Dutch Gun Runner Arrested For Actions In Liberia
December 08 2017
A Dutch businessman who was convicted earlier this year of selling weapons during Liberia's civil war has been arrested in South Africa on a Dutch warrant, reports Reuters.
South African prosecutors said Guus Kouwenhoven, 75, would appear in court on Friday as part of the extradition request.
Kouwenhoven has been living in Cape Town. In April, a Dutch court convicted him of being an accessory to war crimes in Liberia's civil war and sentenced to 19 years in prison. The...
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