Vilayat Eyvazov reports on the fight against trafficking

At today's plenary session of the Milli Majlis  Vilayat Eyvazov, a national coordinator for combating trafficking made a report.  He  said  that over the last 10 months, 115 crimes related to trafficking have been revealed. Eighty five  people were brought to justice; only two cases of forced labor were found.

During this period, two branched crime groups and six gangs were made harmless, and three of wanted were  detained.

Ten people convicted for a crime related to trafficking  were imprisoned from five to ten years.

Fifty three  victims of trafficking have been identified; 19 of them were in Turkey, 12 in Iran, two in the UAE, 14 in Russia, six more were used as sex slaves in the country.

Of the total, 35 women were unmarried, 17 - married, two - minors. Most of the victims had a secondary education (35), four had no education, four more - lower secondary.

According to  Eyvazov,  every month  400,000 manaty are allocated from the budget  for victims. He also noted that this year, 35 victims received a one-time financial assistance in the amount of 400 manat.

Eyvazov noted that over the past three years,  45 NGOs  were registered , and some are involved  in active fight against human trafficking.

The report noted that as a result of the raids, 455 minors were found involved in the illegal work and begging.

After a short discussion  the parliament adopted a report. -04С-