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Ministry Files 31 Charges Against Transnational Trafficking Ring
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AI SUMMARY
Federal prosecutors have filed 31 criminal charges against a six-person transnational human trafficking syndicate following a joint law enforcement operation by Ethiopian and Emirati police.
- Federal prosecutors at the Ministry of Justice filed 31 criminal charges against six primary suspects in a transnational human trafficking syndicate.
- The suspects are charged under Article 32 of the Criminal Code and Article 11 of Proclamation No. 1178/2020.
- The charges follow a joint operation between the Ethiopian Federal Police and the Dubai Police that led to detentions on July 18, 2026.
- Co-conspirator Desta Tegeni Abegaz was extradited from Dubai to Addis Ababa and faces a separate criminal investigation.
- Domestic accomplices Bizuayehu Aguchew Behaylu, Ihrhamet Abebe Eshete, and Eyasu Ayele Habte were arrested within Ethiopia.
- Prosecutors filed charges in absentia against ring members Ikram Mohammed Ayalew and Admasu Teferi Legesse.
- Police compiled evidence detailing systemic abuses, physical violence, and extortion against Ethiopian migrants.
- The Ethiopian Federal Police plans to expand joint operations with Interpol and regional partners to apprehend fugitives.
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