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Vietnamese women tried for trafficking children into China
Source: Xinhua |
August 28, 2012, Tuesday
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TWENTY-FOUR suspects, including 10 Vietnamese women, stood trial yesterday in a south China court for trafficking children across the China-Vietnam border, local officials announced today.
The suspects were members of a human trafficking ring that bought more than 20 infants in Vietnam, smuggled them across the border and sold them to Chinese families from June 2 to July 15 last year, the officials said.
The Intermediate Court of Fangchengang has not yet announced its verdict for yesterday's trial.
Fangchenggang is a city that shares the border with the Vietnamese city of Mong Cai, where the babies were smuggled. Chinese police busted the ring and arrested its members in July 2011.
According to Chinese Criminal Law, trafficking three or more children can lead to a prison term ranging from 10 years to life. If the offense is severe, the guilty party can even receive the death penalty.
Human trafficking is a serious problem in China. Numerous cases of young women being kidnapped from poor southwestern regions and sold to rural families in faraway provinces have been uncovered over the past decade. Infants, usually baby boys, are largely sold to sterile couples who are not qualified to adopt children.
The suspects were members of a human trafficking ring that bought more than 20 infants in Vietnam, smuggled them across the border and sold them to Chinese families from June 2 to July 15 last year, the officials said.
The Intermediate Court of Fangchengang has not yet announced its verdict for yesterday's trial.
Fangchenggang is a city that shares the border with the Vietnamese city of Mong Cai, where the babies were smuggled. Chinese police busted the ring and arrested its members in July 2011.
According to Chinese Criminal Law, trafficking three or more children can lead to a prison term ranging from 10 years to life. If the offense is severe, the guilty party can even receive the death penalty.
Human trafficking is a serious problem in China. Numerous cases of young women being kidnapped from poor southwestern regions and sold to rural families in faraway provinces have been uncovered over the past decade. Infants, usually baby boys, are largely sold to sterile couples who are not qualified to adopt children.
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