A Spanish court expanded a Sierra Leone “blood diamonds” case to include money laundering and new suspects, advancing efforts to hold Manuel Terrén Parcerisas accountable for financing war crimes through illicit diamond trade networks.
Spanish businessman arrested on first case opened in Spain on crimes committed during the Sierra Leonean civil war
English version Spanish businessman arrested on first case opened in Spain on crimes committed during the Sierra Leonean civil war Madrid, Spain: On 2 July, a Spanish businessman living in Brazil, was arrested in Málaga for his alleged participation in the illegal trade of so-called blood diamonds and for his alleged complicity in crimes committed during the civil war that ravaged Sierra Leone […]
Michel Desaedeleer est mort en détention en Belgique
Michel Desaedeleer Dies in Custody in Belgium Michel Desaedeleer, businessman of dual citizenship (Belgian and American) died yesterday in prison in Belgium. He was arrested in August 2015 based on allegations that he had committed the war crimes of inhuman and degrading treatment and pillage as well as the crime against humanity of enslavement through […]
U.S./Belgian citizen arrested for his alleged participation in the trade of “blood diamonds” during Sierra Leone’s civil war.
U.S./Belgian citizen arrested for his alleged participation in the trade of “blood diamonds” during Sierra Leone’s civil war Michel Desaedeleer, American and Belgian citizen, was arrested in Spain this week, pursuant to a European arrest warrant. He is suspected of having participated, with former Liberian President Charles Taylor and the Sierra Leonean rebels of the […]
