Trafficked daughter-in-law for prostitution/ Mother-in-law is sentenced to 17 years in prison

2024-05-21 12:47:00, Aktualitet CNA

Trafficked daughter-in-law for prostitution/ Mother-in-law is sentenced to 17

The Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Berat completed the investigation for criminal proceedings no. 221 of 2018 and demanded a 22-year prison sentence for the defendant D.Sh for the criminal offense of 'Trafficking of adult persons', provided for by Article a/4 of the Criminal Code.

At the end of the trial and after the complete analysis of the data and evidence received, the Prosecutor's Office came to the conclusion that there is sufficient evidence that the defendant D.Sh, in cooperation with citizens EM and FD, committed the criminal offense for which accused. She actively recruited, transported to the Italian state, the MS victim, with the aim of using her for prostitution.

The defendant D.Sh recruited, transported and trafficked her from Berat to Vlora and then to the Italian state, through concealment and in a form similar to slavery, forbidding her to meet and communicate with other people and family members, forcing her to obeyed her every command. She trafficked the victim MS, this fact is also proven by the victim's statements, that the defendant told her - you will come to Italy and if you open your mouth to go to the police, we will kill the mother.

The victim, a citizen of MS, has stated that around February 2018 she was unemployed and assisted by the social services of the city of Berat, she became acquainted with the defendant EM, an acquaintance which after some time became official in their families. After the completion of the relevant ceremonies, she went to live at the apartment of her fiance, who generally treated her well, but doubts about the defendant's sincerity soon began when, during a conversation on the Facebook social network, she introduced herself in communication with his mother. , DS citizen and has revealed the plan to send her to Italy.

At the end of the investigations and conclusions of the Prosecution at the Court of First Instance of Berat General Jurisdiction, the court declared the defendant D.Sh. guilty and sentenced him to 17 years in prison./ CNA