(VOVworld) - Six months after the launch of the ‘Europe’s Most Wanted Fugitives’ website, a platform hosted by Europol, 14 of the fugitives wanted by EU Member States have been put behind bars. In at least 8 of these arrests, the leads provided via the online platform played a direct role in locating the fugitives. Requesting the assistance of the general public has proven to provide significant added value for capturing criminals on the run.
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The leads provided via the online platform played a direct role in locating the fugitives.
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In February Romanian “yoga teacher and spiritual mentor” Gregorian Bivolaru, 64, was captured in a Paris book store after years on the run thanks to a tip-off. A French court has ordered him to be extradited to Romania to face charges of exploiting children and child pornography between 2002 and 2004.
Europol press officer Tine Hollevoet said many of those on the list were caught in different European countries, adding it showed the benefits of cooperation. She said police is still hunting for 28 of the original 45 names on the list.