Despite European Extradition Requests, Guinea Keeps Convicted Robber in Prison

The article recounts the timeline of a violent precious-metals transport robbery in the Netherlands and the subsequent international pursuit of a suspect, Akhlal, who used forged Guinean documents, was arrested in Conakry, escaped prison, and was later detained in Mauritania; Belgium’s extradition request remains pending amid allegations of complicit prison staff and armed accomplices.