One detained for abuse of minors in Tbilisi
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Georgian police have detained one individual, 46, in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi for trafficking of minors, announces the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The investigation revealed that the accused individual had been exploiting his spouse’s underage nephews by means of psychological and physical violence, forcing them to collect money by selling various items. He physically abused the minors if his demands were not fulfilled", reads the press-release published by the ministry.
The crime is punishable from 14 to 17 years in prison.
A man wanted for sexual abuse of a minor in Texas, US, was detained in Tbilisi today, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.
The Georgian Interior Ministry has held a meeting with members of international organisations, NGOs and state agencies earlier today to speak about crimes committed against and by minors.
287 cases of sexual abuse against children were reported last year, according to the official data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. In 2017 the figure stood at 174.
Georgian law enforcers have detained two sisters for child abuse in the coastal region of Adjara today. Police reported that the women forced their four children (aged 6-12) to beg in the streets, systematically abused and watched them out. The sisters used the total amount earned by their children.
A Ukrainian citizen has been detained in Georgia for transportation of large amount of excisable tobacco products without excise marks, announces the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia.
Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Sunday said its professionals, together with the General Prosecutor's Office, detained four individuals on charges of trafficking minors.