Dutch arms dealer Guus Kouwenhoven (R) walking with police officers after appearing in court in Cape Town on Friday.
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JOHANNESBURG - Convicted arms smuggler Guus Kouwenhoven has to report to police every two hours as part of his bail conditions.
He was granted bail of R1-million in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court today.
Kouwenhoven was Liberian warlord Charles Taylor&39;s confidante and built his timber empire through arms deals made with Taylor.
"One million rand in cash and a very intense reporting requirement at Sea Point police station, on a daily basis. There&39;s a curfew in place," his advocate Gary Eisenberg said.
"An additional bail condition is that Kouwenhoven remain under house arrest at his R90-million Bantry Bay home at weekends.”
Magistrate Vusi Mhlanga said there is a concern that the multi-millionaire has both the means and the motive to flee the country.
The state says Kouwenhoven has been a fugitive of justice by not handing himself over when a Dutch court sentenced him to 19 years in jail for selling arms and aiding war crime.
State Advocate Dave Damerell says DIRCO has received a new extradition request, matter postponed until 12 January 2018 to work through these documents Kouwenhoven DutchFugitive eNCA
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Eisenberg said the Department of International Relations had received the extradition bundle by the diplomatic route.
"I&39;m not so sure at this stage whether it has been examined for compliance purposes. We&39;ve learnt from the prosecution that an extradition bundle was received some time ago but was non-compliant."
The matter was postponed until 12 January.
