| 词条 | Guus Kouwenhoven |
| 释义 |
| name = Augustinus Petrus Kouwenhoven | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|9|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Arms dealer | spouse = | parents = | children = }} Guus Kouwenhoven[1], often misspelled as Gus Kouwenhoven or Guus van Kouwenhoven[2] (born 15 September 1942, Rotterdam) is a Dutch arms dealer convicted for arms trafficking in Liberia during the presidency of Charles Taylor. Deported from the USIn the 1970, Kouwenhoven was sentenced to two years in prison in the US after being caught in an FBI sting operation while attempting to sell 6 stolen artworks, including a Rembrandt. He served only 17 days and was deported from the US.[3] Involvement in LiberiaKouwenhoven started his career in Liberia in the 1980s as the manager of Hotel Africa[4] and lateron headed the Oriental Timber Corporation (OTC), the main timber company in Liberia in the early 2000s, during the Liberian Civil War. The company was used as a cover for arms smuggling.[5][5] The United Nations issued an order in 2001 banning him from traveling because of arms trafficking.[5] TrialsKouwenhoven was arrested in the Netherlands on 18 March 2005 and stood trial at the Court of First Instance in The Hague, starting 24 April 2006, charged with arms smuggling and war crimes in Liberia in the 90s, for which the Dutch public prosecutors sought a 20-year jail sentence and a fine of €450,000. The court tried to summon Charles Taylor to testify against Kouwenhoven. On 7 June 2006 Kouwenhoven was sentenced to 8 years in jail for arms smuggling. The court did not find him guilty of war crimes. Both the public prosecutors and Kouwenhoven sought a higher court appeal and Kouwenhoven was released in March 2007 in anticipation of his new trial.[6]. The Court of Appeal in The Hague acquitted him of all charges on 10 March 2008 and sharply criticized the work of the prosecution.[7] The prosecution appealed the acquittal to the Supreme Court on 20 March 2008. In April 2010 the Supreme Court ordered a re-trial at the court in Den Bosch.[8] In November 2014, the court in Den Bosch was to hear arguments for dismissal as there were no witnesses available to testify. The Prosecutor Cara Pronk-Jordan wished to have the earlier anonymous interviews used as evidence.[9] Kouwenhof fled to South Africa in December 2016, claiming medical grounds[5]. On 21 April 2017, Kouwenhoven was convicted in absentia to a 19 year jail sentence for illegal arms trafficking and complicity in war crimes in Liberia and Guinea.[10] Kouwenhoven was arrested on a Dutch warrant on Friday 8 December 2017 at his home in Fresnaye, Cape Town, by the South African Police and appeared before the Cape Town Magistrate's Court from Tuesday 12 December 2017.[11][12] References1. ^see eg. http://www.haguejusticeportal.net/index.php?id=6412 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kouwenhoven, Guus}}2. ^ http://www.liberiapastandpresent.org/TaylorCharles/KouwenhovenGus.htm 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/crimes-against-humanity-anatomy-of-an-arms-dealer-478792.html|title=Crimes against humanity: Anatomy of an arms dealer|first=Daniel|last=Howden|date=18 May 2006|publisher=Independent|accessdate=15 December 2017}} 4. ^see eg. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/may/27/theobserver 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.globalwitness.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/taylormade2.pdf|title=Taylor Made: The Pivotal Role of Liberia's Forests and Flag of Convenience in Regional Conflict|publisher=Global Witness|date=2001|accessdate=14 December 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rd.nl/vandaag/binnenland/kouwenhoven-vrij-tot-rechtszaak-1.1150680|title=Kouwenhoven vrij tot rechtszaak|date=19 March 2017|language=nl|accessdate=14 December 2017|publisher=Reformatorisch Dagblad}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.haguejusticeportal.net/index.php?id=6412|title=Guus Kouwenhoven|publisher=Hague Justice Portal|accessdate=14 December 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.haguejusticeportal.net/index.php?id=11630|title=Dutch Supreme Court quashes Court of Appeal decision in Guus K. case|date=20 April 2010|accessdate=14 December 2017|publisher=The Hague Justice Portal}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/23261631/__Anonieme_getuigen_kwijt__.html|title=Anonymous witnesses lost case - Kouwenhoven kwijt|language=nl|publisher=De Telegraaf|date=10 February 2017|accessdate=14 December 2017}} 10. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://nos.nl/artikel/2169410-zakenman-kouwenhoven-krijgt-19-jaar-voor-wapenhandel-in-liberia.html |title=Zakenman Kouwenhoven krijgt 19 jaar voor wapenhandel in Liberia |language=Dutch |publisher=Nederlandse Omroep Stichting |date=21 April 2017 |accessdate=23 April 2017}} 11. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/gunrunner-arrested-in-cape-town-for-war-crimes-in-liberia-12329332|title=Gunrunner arrested in Cape Town for war crimes in Liberia|date=9 December 2017|first=Mike|last=Behr|publisher=IOL|accessdate=14 December 2017}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/dutch-arms-dealer-used-blood-money-to-finance-his-lavish-lifestyle-in-cape-town-court-hears-20171214|title=Dutch arms dealer used 'blood money' to finance his lavish lifestyle in Cape Town, court hears|date=14 December 2017|accessdate=14 December 2017|publisher=IOL|first=Caryn|last=Dolley}} 5 : 1942 births|Arms traders|Living people|Dutch businesspeople|People from Rotterdam |
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