Cases / investigations
So far, the cooperation has contributed to the start of new investigations resulting in several (international) arrest warrants against HVTs by Italy and the Netherlands as well as in investigations at the ICC.
- In the Netherlands, a total of seven people are summoned in a lawsuit that is due to start in Zwolle on 3 November 2025. The first to stand trial is an alleged Eritrean smuggler who was extradited from Ethiopia in 2022. His co-defendant was arrested in Sudan in early 2023 and is awaiting extradition from the UAE to The Netherlands.They are both suspected of participating in a criminal organization that was involved in human smuggling, hostage-taking, extortion and violence, including sexual violence
- In 2024 the Dutch announced that a new investigation into other HVTs on the CMR had been launched.
- The cooperation has further contributed to the arrest and prosecution of HVT associates, mainly torturers and jailers, in Italy by the Procura di Palermo.