As a result of operational and investigative actions, the employees of the main division for the fight against organized crime under the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of operational and investigative actions, detained previously convicted V. A. (DoB 1975), on the charge of trafficking.
The committed crime envisions from 12 to 15 years of imprisonment.
The investigation established that the accused person had developed a human trafficking scheme and in order to complete the said scheme and perform labor exploitation, forced his wife to collect charity in the streets of Batumi under psychological pressure and threats of physical punishment.
The investigation established that the detainee, in order to receive additional income, took a disabled person from Tbilisi to Kutaisi by deception, forcing him to collect charity in various streets and highways.
Detainee fully appropriated cash obtained through crime.
If the victims refused to meet the defendant's demands, they were physically punished.
The investigation is being conducted under Article 143, second and third parts of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to human trafficking of two or more persons.
