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Article

21 Apr 2010

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BBC News

New trial for Dutch 'arms smuggler' Guus Kouwenhoven

A Dutch court has overturned the acquittal of a man accused of supplying arms to Liberia during the presidency of war crimes suspect Charles Taylor...The Dutch Supreme Court referred the case of timber trader Guus Kouwenhoven for a new trial. He is accused of breaking a UN arms embargo by supplying anti-tank weapons and rifles to Mr Taylor's government...Mr Kouwenhoven has always acknowledged close ties with Mr Taylor, but denied any wrongdoing…Mr Kouwenhoven was president of the Oriental Trading Corporation between 2000 and 2003, when the arms smuggling allegedly took place.