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Dutch Court Jails Arms Supplier of Former Liberian President

Guus Kouwenhoven, 74, was convicted for being an accessory to war crimes for smuggling arms to former president Charles Taylor.

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Former rebels wait to exchange their weapons for cash (file photo).

  • Liberia:   Taylor's Confidant Convicted

    New Republic, 24 April 2017

    An international timber trader who used his business as cover for smuggling weapons into West Africa in defiance of a UN arms embargo has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. Read more »

  • Liberia:   Taylor Allies Join Him in Prison

    New Dawn, 24 April 2017

    A Dutch court has sentenced Mr. GusKouwenhoven, a former allied of jailed ex-President Charles Taylor to 19 years in prison for war crimes and arm smuggling here during Liberia's… Read more »

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