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Dutch court sentences Eritrean man to 20 years for cruel people smuggling

The court sentenced Amanuel Walid to 20 years and ordered over €30,000 in damages for detaining, torturing, and extorting thousands of migrants en route from East Africa to Europe.

  • A Dutch court sentenced an Eritrean man, known as Amanuel Walid or Tewelde Goitom, to 20 years in prison for human trafficking and extortion.
  • Walid was convicted of running a criminal organization that detained African migrants in Libya, tortured them, and extorted ransoms from their families for passage to Europe.
  • The judges said Walid and his accomplices showed no regard for human dignity and treated the migrants ruthlessly to extort as much money as possible.
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Dutch court sentences Eritrean migrant smuggler to 20 years

A Dutch court on Tuesday sentenced Eritrean Amanuel W. to 20 years in prison in the Netherlands' largest migrant smuggling case so far. More suspects are set to appear in court later this year.

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Dutch court jails Eritrean human trafficker for 20 years

On Tuesday, a Dutch court sentenced an Eritrean man to 20 years in prison for running a human trafficking network in which migrants were tortured, and their families extorted.

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Human trafficker who tortured migrants in Libya jailed for 20 years in ...

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In the Netherlands a Man Was Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison because He Was Accused of Running a Centre Where Migrants Were Tortured in Libya

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Eritrea human trafficking suspect faces verdict in Dutch court

An Eritrean man accused of running a human trafficking ring in which migrants were tortured faces judgement in a Dutch court on Tuesday in one of the largest cases of its kind.

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Eritrean man convicted for running violent people smuggling gang - DutchNews.nl

Eritrean man convicted for running violent people smuggling gang

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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