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And if these legal proceedings take years and countries are overrun by terrorists then, at least in the opinion of the Dutch judiciary, justice was done.Then there is also the argument that government have to comply with the international law and national law, trust is fine but not at the expense of the law or legal procedures.
My understanding s that the threat of torture is enough (with enhanced interrogation unmentioned).And if other countries would not torture (Pakistan) or other governments ask rogue torturing government to torture on their behalf, this all would be a non issue. This all started with the torture of this guy, if he had not been tortured, the Dutch government would already have been able to extradite him.
The Dutch have taken their position, which is as it should be, but they do seem rather docile in the face of Islamic aggression and, as we know, their war record in recent memory has been 'spotty'.