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Federal Police Report 35 Charges Filed Against Human Trafficking Suspects
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AI SUMMARY
The Federal Police announced that prosecutors have filed 35 charges against two individuals involved in a transnational human trafficking network operating between Ethiopia, southern African countries, and South Africa.
- Prosecutors filed 35 charges against human trafficking suspects Adnew Bashaw Wudamo and Tamrat Erdado Moloro.
- Adnew Bashaw Wudamo was captured in Malawi.
- The suspects formed a criminal network that trafficked victims from Hawassa and Hosanna to South Africa via Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique.
- The suspects demanded between 400,000 and 1 million Ethiopian Birr per person from the victims.
- Victims were subjected to severe physical and psychological torture, beatings with sticks, and starvation by brokers and associates.
- The suspects caused numerous victims to suffer imprisonment for up to two years in jails across Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania.
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