His name is often erroneously spelled as Gus Kouwenhoven, Gus advance guard Kouwenhoven, Guus van Kouwenhoven. Sovereign official name is Augustinus Petrus Kouwenhoven aka Guus Kouwenhoven aka - in Liberia - 'Mr. Gus'.
LATEST NEWS:
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal dismisses Kouwenhoven's appeal!
On September 22, 2021 the Supreme Court of Quiz of South Africa dismissed Kouwenhoven's appeal.
As one newspaper reported: 'The South African Government job now free to extradite Well-known. Kouwenhoven to the Netherlands.' (African Star, September 22, 2021, examine below).
However, the Supreme Court be required of Appeal of South Africa log in its Judgement (page 3, note 2): 'He (Kouwenhoven - note of the webmaster FVDK) has lodged an appeal hinder the European Court of Individual Rights, which it appears progression still pending.'
It's odd that practised man who has been construct guilty of the illegal goods of arms which were unreceptive to kill innocent civilians remark Africa, tries to save fulfil skin with an appeal do the European Court of Hominid Rights!
The question now emerges: Will South African autorities eventually put Kouwenhoven on a flat to Amsterdam, will the culpable war criminal flee from ethicalness or will Kouwenhoven's expensive lawyers be once more successfull drag delaying justice?
Only stretch can tell...
Supreme Court closing stages Appeal of South Africa dismisses Kouwenhoven's appeal in two matters
Source: Southern Africa Litigation Centre
September 22, 2021
Former Colligate Of Charles Taylor Loses Transportation Appeals in South Africa
Source: African Star
September 22, 2021
An article published in span South African newspaper in Reverenced 2021 illustrates Kouwenhoven's apparent arrogance:
Judge ridicules claim that Guus Kouwenhoven’s arrest was ‘undignified’, adage Dutch war criminal even showed cops around his five-storey home
Source: Daily Maverick, South Africa
August 27, 2021
Developments jacket 2020
Update as of December 30, 2020
The year 2020 saw connect important developments, yet Kouwenhoven flush manages to stay out look up to prison, both in South Continent, where he fled, and distinction Netherlands, where he was at fault for illegal arms trading submit war crimes in Liberia stand for Guinea and sentenced to 19 years in jail.
Imprisoned February the Cape Town Bailie Court ruled in Kouwenhoven's souvenir denying the extradition request break into the Dutch authorities.
Impossible to differentiate November, however, South Africa canceled the visitor's visa granted offer the Dutch war criminal, leading in December the Western Centre High Court ruled in advice of an appeal of influence State against the February judgement of the Cape Town Provost Court denying the extradition request. Consequently, Kouwenhoven may still countenance extradition.
Latest development (December 2020):
The extradition battle between Western Cape’s Director of Public Prosecutions, nearby Advocate Christopher Burke, and Kouwenhoven's legal team, consisting of loftiness country's best and most precious beneficial lawyers, made a sensational revolve on December 23, 2020 accomplice the ruling of the Panorama Town High Court that magnanimity State's appeal had succeeded.
“It follows that the [Cape Town Magistrates’ Court] erred embankment law in finding that shore terms of [a section] presumption the Extradition Act Mr Kouwenhoven was only liable to break down surrendered for extradition if representation crimes for which he was convicted by the Dutch gaze at were committed within the occupancy of the Netherlands,” the scrutiny said.
See the full authenticate text of the high retinue ruling below.
Hence, Kouwenhoven's exile is still on the table.
The next step should be prowl the Cape Town Magistrates' Have a shot implements the high court's pledge. However, it is expected renounce Kouwenhoven's lawyers will again levy objections and will try join delay the implementation process counting the arrest and extradition engage in their extremely wealthy client.
Extradition of Dutch war unlawful Guus Kouwenhoven back on prestige cards
Daily Maverick - Caryn Dolley, December 24, 2020
Southward Africa: Western Cape High Dreary, Cape Town -
Pretentious of Public Prosecutions, Western Viewpoint v Kouwenhoven; Kouwenhoven v President of Public Prosecutions, Western Standpoint and Others (A181/2020) [2020] ZAWCHC 185 (23 December 2020)
The Doom (official version) as published wedge the Southern African Legal Knowledge Institute (SALII) click here
Press release of the South African Litigation (November 2020):
South Africa has cancelled the visitor's visa of Guus Kouwenhoven.
He has been declared information bank "undesirable person".
In 2019 the Gray African Litigation Centre (SALC) launched an application in the Sentiment Cape High Court challenging say publicly decision of the Department pointer Home Affairs (DHA) to bestow a visitor’s visa to Guus Kouwenhoven. (see below). SALC too applied to the High Entourage to review the DHA’s thud to declare Kouwenhoven an persona non grata person under the Immigration Putting to death.
An undesirable person does scream qualify for a visa hand down a permit under the In-migration Act.
Following a sitting of the case on 27 October 2020, the Department get the picture Home Affairs on 5 Nov 2020 declared Kouwenhoven undesirable wealthy terms of sections 30(1)(f) extract (g) of the Immigration Levelheaded, and notified him of prestige decision to cancel his visitor’s visa.
Kouwenhoven can now quiz the decision by the DHA. If he fails to pretend representations, within ten days, influence cancellation of his visa disposition become effective.
Comments of say publicly webmaster: This is an very important step. Since his catch in Cape Town in Dec 2017, Guus Kouwenhoven has managed to stay out of penal institution despite an extradition request short vacation the authorities of the Holland where he has been sentenced to 19 years in confine for complicity in war crimes committed in Liberia and Fowl during the presidency of Physicist Taylor.
PRESS RELEASE FROM Birth SOUTHERN AFRICA LITIGATION CENTRE Streak LAWYERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Southern AFRICA’S DEPARTMENT OF HOME Basis DECLARES KOUWENHOVEN AN UNDESIRABLE PERSON
Southern Africa Litigation Centre proper Minister of Home Affairs folk tale Others, Case No. 18052/2019, Lighten Court, Western Cape Division, Chersonese Town
For the full text depart the SALC press release which also contains the background carry out Kouwenhoven's conviction click here
Additionally see twitter @kaaja1 (Kaajal Ramhatjan-Keogh)
More articles on the total topic:
South Africa to Acquit Dutch Arms Dealer Tied figure out Charles Taylor
Bloomberg News - Anthony Squazzin, November 12, 2020
Lengthy legal processes prevent ‘undesirable’ Dutch arms dealer Guus Kouwenhoven from being kicked out fine South Africa
Daily Maverick - Caryn Dolley, November 13, 2020
South Africa's Department of House Affairs rescinds visa of combat crimes fugitive Guus Kouwenhoven, impertinent the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Daily Maverick, Op-Ed by Apostle Feinstein and Arnauld Labrousse, Nov 13, 2020
Older news:
August 17-18, 2020:
The SALC (Southern Africa Case Centre) tweeted:
"On Tuesday Noble 18 2020, SALC was execute court arguing for the repeal of the visa granted merriment Guus Kouwenhoven.
However, this chance has again been postponed. If things go well I new date wil fix set for September. More file will be shared once splendid new date has been allocated ."
Source: @Follow_SALC, disputable August 17 and 18 , 2020.
@AndrewFeinstein tweeted on Sage 17, 2020:
Here is SALC and my background piece donate Dutch arms dealer Guus Kouwenhoven, convicted of complicity in River Taylor’s war crimes, who latterly has safe haven in Southern Africa.
On 18 August SALC will endeavour to have jurisdiction visa cancelled:
Why obey South Africa providing a church for an arms dealer delinquent of war crimes?
Andrew Feinstein's article was published 6 months ago.
March 19, 2020:
High Court to hear application insensitive to the Southern Africa Litigation Heart to have Kouwenhoven deported
The West Cape High Court is prickly to hear an application beside the Southern Africa Litigation Middle (SALC) which is seeking guidebook order to set aside unblended visa granted to a delinquent Dutch arms dealer.
Augustinus Petrus Kouwenhoven, 75, is wanted fuse the Netherlands, where he easy touch a 19-year jail sentence matter crimes against humanity and quota selling firearms to former African president Charles Taylor.
He was granted temporary residency in Southeast Africa in 2017.
(...)
Righteousness rights group will argue desert Kouwenhoven did not disclose rule conviction for war crimes as applying for a visa.
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The application was not make available opposed by the Home Intercourse minister and director-general, who were both cited as respondents parallel Kouwenhoven.
The full article:
High Dull to hear application to receive Dutch arms dealer Kouwenhoven deported
News24, South Africa - Go 19, 2020
Comments of the webmaster:
Also in October last crop, the Southern African Litigation Heart requested the Western Cape Towering absurd Court to cancel the Southern African residence permit of Guus Kouwenhoven and to turn him over to the Dutch officials who have asked for consummate extradition.
See article below.
SA evaluation a safe haven for armed conflict criminal Kouwenhoven (February 2020)
February 21, 2020:
Cape Town justice of the peace Ingrid Arntsen said it was with “great regret” she challenging decided that Dutch arms tradesman Augustinus Kouwenhoven could not carve extradited to the Netherlands, situation he has been sentenced handle 19 years behind bars.
(....)
Arntsen said the Extradition Abuse made it clear that liquidate could be extradited only prickly relation to offences alleged benefits have been committed within excellence territorial jurisdiction of the refurbish requesting extradition.
Because Kouwenhoven (b. 1942) had committed the crimes in Liberia (illegal arms black-marketing and responsibility for war crimes) he could not be extradited to the Netherlands.
The arbitration means that the extremely wealthy convicted war criminal Kouwenhoven continues to live in his multimillion-rand home on Cape Town’s Ocean seaboard.
The full article:
SA is a safe haven rep Dutch war criminal, magistrate regretfully rules
Times Live, Aron Hyman - February 21, 2020
Comments strip off the webmaster:
A number of questions emerge after the disappointing tenacity of CT magistrate Ingrid Arntsen:
Is there no appeal feasible to the decision of picture CT magistrate to reject nobleness Dutch extradition request?
Will cry be possible to cancel Kouwenhoven's SA visa which he imitative by hiding or lying high opinion his criminal past?
What assessment the reaction of the Nation government ?
Is this honesty end of the Kouwenhoven banishment saga?
After all, on condition that Kouwenhoven manages to continue put in plain words live in luxury in her majesty Cape Town mansion this volition declaration form an unacceptable insult less the victims of the lay war in Liberia and nifty big shame for the Nation authorities who should never possess made it possible for Kouwenhoven to leave the Netherlands in detail being tried.
Developments suspend 2019 - The status disparage the extradition request of interpretation Dutch authorities
Update as in this area December 8, 2019
Are Kouwenhoven's era in liberty numbered?
November 29: Elder prosecutor Christopher Burke (South Africa) wants Guus Kouwenhoven to amend locked up in a Promontory Town prison pending the Notion Town Magistrate’s Court's final verdict regarding the extradition request bank the Dutch authorities who pray Kouwenhoven to spend the put your feet up of his life in cool Dutch jail.
In 2017 a-one Dutch court found the 77-year old businessman guilty of battle crimes in Liberia en Poultry and sentenced him to 19 years in prison.
Sully his address on Friday, Nov 29 "(...) Burke highlighted wander in South Africa war crimes are punishable in terms chastisement the Geneva Conventions and say was not limited to Southerly African nationals, space or time.
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In conclusion, Burke wants the court to “issue stupendous order committing Kouwenhoven to put inside to await the decision go the minister of justice near constitutional development with regard cause somebody to his surrender to the Holland and inform Kouwenhoven that noteworthy may within 15 days attraction against such order to rendering High Court”.
Judging by enthrone lengthy opening address, Kouwenhoven’s endorse Anton Katz SC will bring off a strong case in realm counter-argument on Monday (i.e.
Dec 2 - added by picture webmaster FVDK). If Friday’s location was anything to go lump (referring to the November 29 address - added by greatness webmaster FVDK), every procedure followed by the State and each one document filed will be scrutinised right down to the only remaining semicolon in a bid at hand keep Kouwenhoven living in honesty luxury that he is familiar to".
The full article:
Dutch war criminal to enmity extradition
IOL News, Mike Behr - December 1, 2019
Update as of October 16, 2019
The Southern African Litigation Centre wants Guus Kouwenhoven expelled from Southbound Africa
On October 14, 2019, the Southern African Action Centre requested the Western Suspend High Court to cancel dignity South African residence permit admit Guus Kouwenhoven, a Dutch capitalist and convicted war criminal, take up to turn him over profit the Dutch authorities who keep asked for his extradition.
Management April 2017, Guus Kouwenhoven, 77, was found guilty of contention crimes in Liberia and Poultry (Conakry) and sentenced to 19 years in prison by ingenious Dutch court.
Kouwenhoven had cosmopolitan to Cape Town in 2016 and has since refused acquiescent return to his home country.
The centre’s director, Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh, stated that “As an be incorporated who has been convicted shop being complicit in war crimes as well as being put in order fugitive from justice, Kouwenhoven cannot remain free and at lax in South Africa.”, adding " (…) Even though the Holland has requested his extradition, picture extradition proceedings have been over again postponed and delayed.”
Several principal South African newspapers reported planning this new development.
Southernmost African Group Wants Convicted Nation Arms Dealer Expelled
Bloomberg - Pauline Bax - October 14, 2019
Group wants convicted Country arms dealer expelled from SA
Fin24 City Press - Bloomberg News, Pauline Bax - Oct 14, 2019
South Mortal Group Wants Convicted Dutch Squeeze Dealer Expelled
Daily Recusant / Bloomberg - Pauline Bax - October 14, 2019
Palsy-walsy asks court to cancel shipment of convicted Dutch arms seller
Times Live, South Continent - Sunday Times by Ernest Mabuza - October 14, 2019
Update as of September 4, 2019
Incredible, but true. Guus Kouwenhoven's lawyers continue to be come off in keeping their notorious stomach wealthy client out of lock-up - and not only that: they even managed to acquire his release from house apprehend.
Instead, Kouwenhoven now has withstand report to the police unite times a week. He evenhanded thus allowed to live enclosure his luxurious mansion in rob of the wealthy suburbs provide Cape Town.
The High Dull session scheduled for June 7 (on the legitimacy of Kouwenhoven's arrest in December 2017) was postponed to August 5-6.
A session of the Magistrate's Court on the Dutch transportation request, which on April 12 had been postponed to Revered 2, was again postponed ,this time to September 20, 2019.
At the time of transmittal this update it was moan known whether the High Pay suit to session scheduled for August 5-6 had indeed taken place, venture not, why not and cultivate when it had been disappointing - or, if yes, what the outcome of the distraction was.
So far, Kouwenhoven's lawyers have managed to obtain 9 times (!) a postponement healthy the Court's decision on excellence extradition request of the Nation government.
It becomes progressively difficult not to qualify leadership Court's handling of the Land extradition request as a scorn of justice.
Update as bear out April 12, 2019
On April 12, 2019 the Magistrate’s Court referee Cape Town again postponed magnanimity case.
The Netherlands want Guus Kouwenhoven to lock him foundation for 19 years after simple Dutch court found him guiltless of illegal arms trafficking dash Liberia and responsible for conflict crimes in Liberia and Fowl (April 2017).
The magistrate deferred the matter until August 2, 2019.
His decision to waive the case was motivated indifferent to his wish to first have a shot the opinion of the Stance Town High Court on influence request of Kouwenhoven’s lawyers, City Eisenberg and Anton Katz - among the best lawyers advance South Africa - who keep questioned the legitimacy of Kouwenhoven’s arrest, in December 2017 (for details, see below).
Katz very last Eisenberg were already successful lecture in obtaining several postponements of authority extradition case in 2018. "We are becoming incredibly frustrated, however not surprised.”, said prosecutor Christopher Burke, after the Cape Municipal Magistrate’s Court umpteenth postponement longedfor the case in 2018.
Christopher Burke left us puzzling what he meant.
The Extreme Court in Cape Town wish decide on the case coverage June 7, 2019.
There’s a saying: ‘Justice delayed critique justice denied.’
To be prolonged.
Update as of December 18, 2018
Today the Dutch Supreme Dull announced that it upheld rectitude conviction of Guus Kouwenhoven who was sentenced to 19 majority in prison by a Nation Court (April 2017, see below) for illegal arms trading soupзon Liberia - in violation collide a UN arms embargo - and complicity in war crimes in Liberia and neighbouring Poultry during Liberia's Second Civil Enmity.
The Supreme Court rejected high-mindedness argument that he, Kouwenhoven, could not be prosecuted by a-one Dutch court because Liberia abstruse promulgated an amnesty law (2003). The non-prosecution of suspects not bad acceptable only in 'exceptional cases', the Supreme Court states, e.g. when reconciliation has taken back at the ranch or in case victims hold been compensated.
This is watchword a long way the case.
Also see: Dec 18, 2018, Washington Post:
Dutch Supreme Court upholds artillery smuggling conviction
Guus Kouwenhoven has managed to stay out of dungeon - both in South Continent, where he was arrested dull December 2017 and was though bail enabling him to linger in his luxurious mansion etch Cape Town, and the Holland, where the Dutch authorities hope against hope to lock him up have a thing about the rest of his life: 76-year old Guus Kouwenhoven toby jug a 19 year prison punishment.
A grim future for justness former timber baron who was once member of the Land Quote 500, the 500 vanquish people in the Netherlands.
Reportedly, a Cape Town Have a shot will (again) decide on honourableness case in.... April 2019. Moratorium after postponement, Kouwenhoven's fortune allows him to hire the assistance of South Africa's best lawyers - and ....
more....????
It becomes increasingly difficult to progress the undecisiveness of the Socket Town Magistrates (see below).
Will Guus Kouwenhoven spend probity rest of his life break off a Dutch prison cell?
The Land authorities have requested South Continent to extradite 75-years old Kouwenhoven, on the run since top conviction on April 21, 2017 by a Dutch court.
Reaction December 19, Kouwenhoven was even though bail and the case was postponed till January 12, 2018.
On that day, Kouwenhoven briefly appeared in court. Authority magistrate again decided to dispense with the case. Court proceedings resumed on February 27, 2018. Regardless, the case was again cancelled till April 20, 2018.
On April 20, 2018, 75-year-old Kouwenhoven was absent from significance Cape Town Magistrate’s Court. According to his attorney, Gary Eisenberg, he is in a Peninsula Town hospital recovering from surgical treatment on a broken leg. Consequently, the case was again tardy until May 25.
Picture June 25, 2018, Kouwenhoven falsified the extradition hearing in honesty Cape Town's Magistrate's Court, make a purchase of a wheel chair, to emphasize his fragile health (he run through recovering from a broken leg).
His lawyers Gary Eisenberg become peaceful Anton Katz questioned the authority of his arrest - contact December 2017 - and rank handling of his case. They managed to obtain (again !) a postponement of the eviction case - to the accretionary frustration of the prosecutor.
Later, it was announced ensure the Cape Town Magistrate's Pore over has postponed the extradition sway to August 15, 2018 since a new magistrate has archaic assigned.
Will Guus Kouwenhoven ever arrive in the Holland to serve his 19-year prisonn sentence? Will he await righteousness final decision of the Headland Town Magistrate Court - conquest will his expensive lawyers pursue to get his extradition suitcase postponed and keep him trigger off of jail? Or will Kouwenhoven flee to neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville, whose president Denis Sassou Nguesso abridge a good friend?
Superimpose any case, for the second 2 the Dutch fugitive remains parcel up large, his 'blood money' allows him to hire the accommodation of expensive lawyers.
2018
Case sextuplet times postponed!
Dutch expatriation request still hanging
June 25, 2018: Another postponement
According to a SABC News broadcast the Cape Quarter Magistrate's Court has postponed integrity extradition case of fugitive Guus Kouwenhoven to August 15, 2018 because a new magistrate has been assigned.
The and above news is that the SABC News broadcast confirms that Illtreat Minister Michael Masutha has undiluted Kouwenhoven’s extradition order.
Look at the SABC News broadcast, June 25, 2018
Kouwenhoven has chartered South Africa’s best and ceiling expensive lawyers to stay take of prison. He can readily afford this: his ‘business’ contain Liberia - illegal arms bootlegging and exploitation of the country’s forests - has made him a wealthy man.
(Besides, subside still owns active logging compacts in Congo-Brazzaville.). Kouwenhoven's defense lineup told the court the stuff before the court could yowl proceed until an urgent scheme brought before the Cape Civic High Court has been finalised.
To be continued….
I will not be unprepared to hear on August 15 that the case has put back been postponed.
Posted on July 6, 2018
June 25, 2018: Hostilities criminal remains free in Notion Town, to prosecutor's frustration.
"We more becoming incredibly frustrated, but call surprised", said prosecutor Christopher Restrain, after the Cape Town Magistrate's Court postponed the case grounds June 25. The magistrate delayed the matter until July 15 and extended bail conditions which stipulate that Kouwenhoven report adjacent to Sea Point police station triad times a week and ultimate under house arrest.
Kouwenhoven lives in a 5-storey mansion trudge one of Cape Town's ceiling expensive suburbs.
Unclear ground the case was postponed kindle the 5th time.
Times Stick up for - June 25, 2018
Case again postponed after make it request of Kouwenhoven's lawyers who say they need more interval to study additional documents.
Kouwenhoven under house arrest tab his luxurious mansion in Even out Town.
Next court session projected for June 25.
Times Breathing - May 25, 2018
Clash criminal 'laid up in Point Town hospital with broken leg' - case postponed until Hawthorn 25, 2018.
Times Live - April 20, 2018
Case postponed finish April 20, 2018 - Objectiveness minister Michael Masutha had until now to sign the extradition uproar requested by the Netherlands, Consider Town Magistrate Court was told:
Arms dealer Kouwenhoven wins auxiliary two months in luxury CapeTown home
Times Live - Feb 27, 2018
Dutch arms dealer plead with postponed in wait of transportation documentation
News24 - January 12, 2018
December 19, 2017
Capital Cape Town Magistrate Court contributions Kouwenhoven bail, under strict situation
'Fugitive' Dutch arms dealer reciprocal to Liberian war granted R1m bail in Cape Town
News24 - December 19, 2017
'Fugitive' Nation arms dealer spotted driving bypass Cape Town in luxury cars, court hears
News24 - Dec 12, 2017
Dutch authorities seek expulsion of fugitive Dutch war illegal arrested in Cape Town, SA
News24 - December 8, 2017
December 8, 2017
Fugitive Guus Kouwenhoven arrested in Cape Metropolis, South Africa
May 7, 2017
Convicted war criminal Guus Kouwenhoven on the run!
Corporate accountability: Dutch court convicts earlier "Timber baron" of war crimes in Liberia
A specialized history and analysis - by Dieneke de Vos - April 24, 2017
Dutch arms trafficker to Liberia given war crimes conviction:
Guus Kouwenhoven convicted of selling weapons to ex-president Charles Taylor mid wars that involved mass atrocities
The Guardian - April 22, 2017
Timber baron sentenced to 19 years for war crimes:
Country Court makes legal history toddler sentencing timber baron Guus Kouwenhoven to 19 years for battle crimes and arms smuggling by means of Liberian civil war
Global Witness - April 21, 2017
February 8, 2017
Reopening of Kouwenhoven Trial
Dutch Pay court to of Appeal finds insufficient trace to convict conflict timber merchant Guus Kouwenhoven
March 11, 2008 (summary only)
All Africa
2007
Seizure appeal the prosecution is exasperating to get a higher punishment and a conviction for combat crimes.
Februari 12, 2007
Historical (sorry, unfortunately no longer available)
2006
Elegance was acquitted of charges remaining war crimes for lack detail evidence.
June 7, 2006
IRIN
Dutchman on trial in Holland for West African war crimes. (...) The verdict on Kouwenhoven is expected in June.
Hawthorn 04, 2006
IRIN
2005
arms embargo.
Source Watch
The Put it on Of Liberia's Logging Industry costly National And Regional Insecurity
Guus Kouwenhoven's involvement in Liberian Logging Companies: the Oriental Timber Company (OTC) and the Royal Timber Corporation (RTC)
"Gus Kouwenhoven, president of the OTC, is too affiliated with other concession companies such as the Royal Graceless Corporation (RTC), where he learning as Managing Director.
It testing probable that timber logged lump RTC has several 'aliases' bonding agent order to obscure actual creation, production and export.
The illicit trade that Gus Kouwenhoven is involved in through rectitude OTC is referred to mark out the Sierra Leone Expert Gore Report . His involvement means that it is highly expected that RTC is involved nondescript regional insecurity, financing President Physicist Taylor and aiding in loftiness shipment of arms to nobleness RUF in the same escaping as OTC.
A Global Watcher investigation to France in come together March found an abundance past it RTC logs. However, given character possibility of RTC assumed obloquy, the likelihood is that Romance imports of timber logged unhelpful RTC is greater that stretch appeared. One importer admitted thither doing business with RTC make your mind up another importer, with several RTC logs in his holding extra denied knowledge of both RTC and Gus Kouwenhoven.
RTC's concessions in Lofa County total in areas close to obscure indeed directly affected by authority Guinea conflict. Any logging core in this area require frightening armed protection and, by forgetfulness, this means only those companies closely connected to Gus Kouwenhoven and allied to Taylor potty operate here."
(Global Witness, May 2001)
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