Trial of Dutch Nuclear Smuggling Suspect Begins

The trial of Dutch citizen Henk Slebos, accused of transferring nuclear technology to former top Pakistani nuclear scientist and proliferator Abdul Qadeer Khan, is expected to begin today, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, July 7).

The operator of Slebos Research BV and another company employee allegedly made five improper shipments of dual-use technology to Khan from 1999 to 2002. Both maintain their innocence.  They face up to six years in prison if convicted, according to AP.

Among the items shipped were a barometer, O-rings, 104 pieces of graphite, ball bearings, and 20 kilograms of triethanolamine, which can be used to refine uranium as well as to make cosmetics, AP reported (Associated Press, Oct. 19).

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