Employees of the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, based on a letter received from Bangkok Interpol, launched an investigation under Article 143, part III of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to human trafficking.
Immediately after the investigation was launched, law enforcement officers carried out all necessary investigative actions, including appointing experts and conducting searches at various locations. Up to 70 foreign citizens were interviewed, however none of them, except for 3 Thai women, had any complaints.
The 3 Thai women explained that they no longer wanted to be surrogate mothers and stay at their residential address. Law enforcement officers transferred all three women to a shelter for victims of trafficking on the same day, and after completing the relevant legal procedures, they left the country.
The police also questioned 4 foreign citizens who brought Thai citizens to Georgia for surrogacy. Law enforcement officers seized their mobile phones as evidence, from which information was requested.
Bangkok Interpol thanked the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for their prompt response to the received report and for the investigative actions carried out.
The investigation into the aforementioned criminal case is still in progress.
