Pearce Investigation: Substantive Hearing
A substantive hearing in a criminal case involving large-scale human trafficking from Libya to Europe will begin on November 3 at the District Court of Overijssel in Zwolle.
The defendant is charged with various offenses, including:
- Human trafficking
- Extortion
- Money laundering
Nine court days are scheduled for the hearing, which will be streamed live on rechtspraak.nl. Due to limited space, public access to the courtroom is restricted.
The defendant is accused of being the leader of a large international human trafficking network, using violence and laundering money.
Author's summary: Human trafficking case hearing starts November 3.