Guus K. arrested in South Africa

This morning shortly after eight o’clock local time, Interpol South Africa arrested Guus K. in his home in Cape Town. The arrest took place at the request of the Dutch Prosecution Service.

Today K. will be brought before the court. The Netherlands requested his extradition following his conviction to a prison sentence of 19 years by the Appeals Court in Den Bosch in April of this year and the imprisonment order issued by the Appeals Court in this regard. K. was convicted for illicit arms trafficking and complicity in war crimes in Liberia and Guinea.