Police arrest one on charges of trafficking minors
The crime is punishable by imprisonment by between 14 to 17 years. Photo: Interior Ministry
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Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Tuesday said law enforcements had detained an individual on charges of trafficking minors.
It said the investigation on the case had established the offender had “systematically exploited” children-in-law for labour by forcing them to collect and hand over “various items” from rubbish bins, before keeping the money earned.
It added the offender had also physically assaulted the minors in case of disobedience.
The crime is punishable by imprisonment by between 14 to 17 years.
The Georgian Government has maintained the “highest level” of performance in combating human trafficking, the United States Department of State has said in its annual 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report, published on Thursday.
The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia on Wednesday charged one individual for sexually abusing a minor in an incident that led to the victim’s suicide in the Black Sea city of Batumi on Sunday.
Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Sunday said its professionals had arrested a foreign citizen on charges of human trafficking in Georgia’s western Zestaponi municipality.
Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Sunday said its professionals, together with the General Prosecutor's Office, detained four individuals on charges of trafficking minors.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry on Wednesday said it had charged 14 individuals for fraudulently obtaining a bank loan using false information about their financial circumstances.
Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Wednesday said law enforcement officers had arrested eight individuals for fraudulently overcharging tourists for services and products ordered at a club in Tbilisi.
The Georgian Interior Ministry on Thursday said it had arrested 13 individuals for connections with “criminal underworld” and use of criminal authorities for settling financial disputes.
Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Saturday said its professionals had arrested four individuals, including Georgian and foreign citizens, on charges of human trafficking.
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs launched an investigation into the murder of a 14-year-old girl in Georgia’s eastern Sagarejo municipality, the Ministry confirmed to the media on Friday.
The United Nations in Georgia on Wednesday sent its condolences on the murder of a 14-year-old girl in eastern Georgia’s Sagarejo municipality on October 6 and called for a “prompt and thorough investigation“ into the case.
The Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia on Wednesday announced law enforcement officers had arrested the uncle of a 14-year-old girl who was murdered on October 6 in eastern Georgia’s Sagarejo municipality by a man who had reportedly kidnapped her, while authorities also filed charges against the mother of the victim.
The Ozurgeti District Court has sentenced a school teacher to pre-trial detention, who had allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old student, the local media reported on Sunday.
Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Friday said its professionals had revealed a minor trafficking scheme and arrested two individuals and brought charges against one more person already in custody at that moment.