Frans van Anraat
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 Frans van Anraat    (Chemist) | |
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| Born | 1942-08-09 Den Helder, Netherlands |
Criminal charge | War crimes |
Criminal status | In prison |
Frans Cornelis Adrianus van Anraat (born August 9, 1942 in Den Helder) is a Dutch businessman. He sold raw materials for the production of chemical weapons to Iraq during the reign of Saddam Hussein. In December 2005 a court in The Hague convicted him of complicity in war crimes for his role in selling chemical weapons to Saddam Hussein's government and given a 15-year sentence.[1] In 2007 the appeal court sentenced Van Anraat to seventeen years in prison.
Van Anraat is the only Dutchman ever to appear on the FBI's most wanted list.
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References
- ↑ Killing of Iraq Kurds 'genocide' BBC News, 23 December 2005
