Public Prosecution Service Another suspect in the case was extradited in October.
NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 13:04
The Public Prosecution Service is requesting the extradition of a man imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates. The Public Prosecution Service accuses the 40-year-old man from Eritrea of human smuggling, extortion and violence, including sexual violence, against migrants traveling from Libya to Europe.
The Eritrean is also said to be a member of a criminal organization. According to the Public Prosecution Service, that organization earned a lot of money by extorting Eritrean migrants. A case is already underway at the Overijssel court against another suspected leader of the same organization. He was extradited to the Netherlands by Ethiopia.
The organization is said to have allowed Eritreans to come to the Netherlands between 2014 and 2020 under life-threatening conditions. Along the way, victims in Libya were abused, tortured and raped, while they were locked up in camps with hundreds of others. According to the Public Prosecution Service, several victims died there.
Family in the Netherlands was extorted and had to pay a lot of money before the imprisoned family member was allowed to travel.
Escaped, but caught again
The Eritrean who the Public Prosecution Service now wants extradited has been internationally sought since 2021. The man was arrested in Ethiopia, but managed to escape during a court hearing. He was sentenced in absentia to life in prison in Ethiopia for human smuggling.
The man was arrested in Sudan last year during an international police operation. The action was led by the United Arab Emirates. They tracked him down in a money laundering investigation.
The Public Prosecution Service hopes that the man will be extradited. If that does not happen, the Public Prosecution Service will try him in absentia.
2024-04-10 11:04:25
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