Details of flashy lifestyle of Dutch arms dealer given to Cape Town court
Dutch national Augustinus Petrus Koewenhovens is facing extradition from SA for war crimes he committed during the Liberian civil war
Convicted arms dealer Augustinus Petrus Koewenhoven proved just how profitable war can be when details of his flashy lifestyle were presented before the Cape Town magistrate’s court on Tuesday.The court heard how Koewenhoven‚ who lives in a paid-up R90m home in Bantry Bay on the Atlantic seaboard‚ would regularly be seen driving luxurious cars around the city and drew an income from the second home he owns and rents for R18‚000 per night.The Dutch national is facing extradition for war crimes he committed during the Liberian civil war and was having his bail application heard by the court.In April the International Criminal Court in The Hague sentenced Koewenhoven to 19 years’ imprisonment for supplying illegal arms to former Liberian president Charles Taylor during the late 1990s and early 2000s.Dutch prosecutors asked for extradition after Koewenhoven was arrested in Cape Town on Wednesday following an Interpol warrant for his apprehension. He has been held at the Sea Point Police...
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