A fugitive arrested in Kenya 4 years after vanishing following his conviction
Dutch fugitive Jan Jacobus Brouwer, who fled to Kenya after being convicted, has been re-arrested
Dutch fugitive Jan Jacobus Brouwer, who fled to Kenya after being convicted, has been re-arrested.
Brouwer was convicted in the Netherlands in 2020 on two counts related to sexual assault against children.
He was apprehended after Dutch authorities contacted Kenya, seeking his extradition to serve his sentence.
A warrant for his arrest was issued by the Nairobi Chief Magistrate’s Court on January 13, following an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Renson Igonga.
Igonga, while making the application, informed the court that the Ministry of Justice and Security of the Kingdom of the Netherlands had formally requested the fugitive’s extradition through its Nairobi Embassy.
The convict, who has been residing in Kenya, was convicted by the Lumber District Court on two counts of committing non-consensual sexual acts with minors aged between 12 and 16.
Following his arrest in Nairobi, he was arraigned for a hearing on his extradition. The court is set to make a decision on January 28.
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This is not the first time an international fugitive has been traced in Kenya, with several such cases occurring in recent years.
On June 6, 2022, a Sudanese fugitive was tracked down at the University of Nairobi staff quarters by detectives from the Transnational and Organised Crime Unit.
He had been on the run after facing charges of organised crime in his home country.
Later in the same year, an Indian fugitive was traced to Kenya by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) after fleeing his country, where he had been charged with murder.
In one of the most stunning recaptures, a Kenyan fugitive who had been wanted in the United Kingdom after being accused of similar child sexual abuse crimes was arrested after being on the run in Kenya for 17 years.
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