They received electric shocks, drops of heated plastic on their backs or were hung upside down. During the torture, they begged relatives in the Netherlands to pay a ransom. Thousands of Eritreans thought they would flee to Europe via Walid, but bought a ticket to hell. The trial against one of the cruelest human smugglers in the world will start in Zwolle on Monday.
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Torture, rape and extortion: today the trial against human smuggler Walid starts in Zwolle
Bytaketonews
Nov 3, 2025