He Armed a War. He Died in Peace. The Timber Baron Who Helped Turn Liberia Into an Arsenal

Guus Kouwenhoven leaving a Cape Town courthouse. Published by NOS in connection with the South African extradition proceedings.

The courts found him guilty. The system let him grow old. Guus Kouwenhoven was sentenced to 19 years for illegal arms trafficking and complicity in war crimes, but he fought extradition from South Africa until death delivered the freedom prison never did. Survivors lived with the aftermath.

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