Police arrest two, charge one for minor trafficking in Tbilisi
As the investigation established, the accused, identified only through the initials, had developed a minor trafficking plan, using psychological pressure and forcing his child to beg in the streets of the country’s capital of Tbilisi and appropriated the collected sum. Photo via MIA
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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.
One individual has been accused of minor trafficking and the other two have been charged with the failure to report the “especially grave” crime, the body said, adding one of the already arrested persons had a criminal history.
As the investigation established, the accused, identified only through the initials, had developed a minor trafficking plan, using psychological pressure and forcing his child to beg in the streets of the country’s capital of Tbilisi and appropriated the collected sum.
The crime is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
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 Tuesday said law enforcements had detained an individual on charges of trafficking minors.
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.
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 Prosecutor's Office of Georgia on Tuesday charged one individual for stalking a colleague in one of the villages of Terjola Municipality in the country’s west.