Police arrest one for human trafficking
In case of their noncompliance with the demands of the detained, the latter physically assaulted the victims. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Sunday said its professionals had arrested one individual on charges of human trafficking.
As the investigation established, the detained had developed a human trafficking plan, forcing his wife to beg for money and threatening her with verbal and physical assault.
For additional income, the accused also constrained one person with disabilities to beg for money, fraudulently transporting the victim from Georgia’s capital to the western city of Kutaisi.
In case of their noncompliance with the demands of the detained, the latter physically assaulted the victims.
The crime is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 12 to 15 years.
Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Saturday said its professionals had arrested four individuals, including Georgian and foreign citizens, on charges of human trafficking.
Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Sunday said its professionals, together with the General Prosecutor's Office, detained four individuals on charges of trafficking minors.
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.
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.
Georgian Justice Minister Rati Bregadze on Wednesday said “all necessary operative and search measures” were being taken to arrest three prisoners, who had escaped from custody earlier today while having a medical examination in the Aversi Clinic.
Beka Dzamashvili, the Georgian Deputy Justice Minister, on Thursday highlighted the “significant role” of domestic reforms against human trafficking in the country obtaining the European Union membership candidate status this month.