Who would have thunk it?

My goodness, did anyone really think they would live to see the day when one could not trust the word of a convicted human trafficker?

Even a serious criminal should be able to visit his newborn daughter, the justices of the appeals court in Arnhem must have thought. There are no regulations stipulating when a prisoner may or not be granted leave. The justices considered the circumstances and consented to a week's leave for convicted human trafficker Saban B., who is serving a 7.5 year prison term.

The appeals court took into consideration that Saban B. (38) had already served more than half of his prison sentence while being held in pre-trial detention. And that his case would not be concluded until 2010 because of a pending appeal. Saban was convicted last year of leading an international criminal human trafficking network for years along with his older brother Hasan. The gang violently forced more its trafficking victims into prostitution.

In granting the leave, the appeals court went further than the public prosecution office which had consented earlier to two days' leave. And so Saban B. left prison on 7 September for a week. He was required to surrender his passport and report to the police on a daily basis.

How do you think the story ends?