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- A Dutch court sentenced Eritrean Amanuel Walid, also known as Tewelde Goitom, to 20 years for leading a human trafficking network that tortured migrants in Libya.
- The court said his group extorted ransoms from thousands of detained migrants between 2014 and 2019.
- The case is the largest trafficking prosecution in the Netherlands and underscores universal jurisdiction for crimes abroad.
- Walid, extradited in 2022, maintained his innocence during the trial.
