UAE extradites suspected Eritrean migrant smuggler to the Netherlands | News item | Public Prosecution Service
A 41-year-old Eritrean man held captive in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been extradited to the Netherlands. The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service (OM) wants to prosecute him for atrocities against migrants traveling from Libya to Europe. The Eritrean is suspected of, among other things, participating in a criminal organization involved in migrant smuggling, hostage-taking, extortion, and violence, including sexual violence. He landed at Schiphol Airport on Christmas Eve, escorted by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (KMar).