The missionaries in Haiti are to stand trial for child trafficking
Haiti authorities struggle against illegal affiliation
In brief: On January, 31, ten citizens of the US were arrested while trying to bring out of Haiti 33 children.The Idaho missionaries arrested in Haiti while crossing the border with the group of children are to stand trial in Port-au-Prince. They are convicted in illegal affiliation. Also they are going to be charged in trafficking in minors for trying to bring children through the border without any documents and permissions of government.
Remind that on January, 31, ten citizens of the US were arrested while trying to bring out of Haiti 33 children of age from 2 months to 12 years old. The suspected say that they are members of the “New Life” charitable foundation and have the permission to send children to the shelter in Dominican Republic. But the authorities consider they’ve tried to bring out the children illegally covered by total chaos of the earthquake.
The Prime Minister of Haiti has said that illegal child trafficking is now the main problem in the republic after the earthquake. The control is set in order not to let children leave the country without corresponding documents. According to the law adopted no child can be brought out of the country without government’s permission. Totally there are at least 1000 children who have lost their parents after the earthquake. The authorities worry that under affiliation the trafficking in human organs can be covered.
Maria Velikanova2010-02-03 18:04, Society.
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