Eritrean alleged trafficker extradited to the Netherlands

A 38-year-old Eritrean man accused of being a key figure in the large-scale trafficking of Eritreans to Europe was extradited to the Netherlands, Qazet.az reports according to Dutch prosecutors.

The suspect, whose name was not released, is accused of trafficking people to the Netherlands between 2014 and 2020.

"Along the way, in Libya, victims were beaten, tortured and raped, while they were held in camps with hundreds of others," prosecutors said in statement.