@addisstandardeng · Post #21218 · 01/28/2026, 07:46 AM
#Dutch court sentences #Eritrea human trafficker to 20 years A Dutch court on Tuesday sentenced an Eritrean man to 20 years in prison for operating a human trafficking ring in which migrants were tortured and their families extorted. The court said the man, identified as Amanuel #Walid, had treated migrants "without any humanity" as they were transported from Eritrea to #Europe via #Libya. "Your only aim was to earn as much money as possible from people who were looking for a better future," presiding judge Rene Melaard told Walid. The court in the northern Dutch city of #Zwolle heard how gang members tortured victims while on the phone to their families in the Netherlands, demanding payments to make the abuse stop. Only once family members had transferred money were the victims put on rickety boats for the perilous trip across the Mediterranean Sea. Many drowned in the crossing. https://www.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid0e9YqCpyLghyEouyA911hTeebioBPf4mTh4fVeBBchU9xr53T5qZURCXU8qW5ZQisl