10 Americans Arrested for Child Trafficking in Haiti

TEMPO Interactive, Port-au-Prince - Haiti Police hold 10 United States citizens because red-handed trying to kidnap 33 children from Haiti, a new state earthquake. Menurut pejabat setempat, Sabtu (30/1), warga Amerika tersebut membawa anak-anak dari Haiti dengan dalih adopsi palsu. According to local officials, Saturday (30 / 1), the Americans took the children from Haiti to the adoption of a false pretext.

Sebanyak lima wanita dan lima pria warga Amerika tersebut saat ini ditahan di ibukota Haiti, Port-au-Prince setelah mereka ditangkap pada Jumat (29/1) malam. A total of five women and five men are American citizens currently being held in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince after they were arrested on Friday (29 / 1) night. Otoritas setempat khawatir kondisi Haiti yang belum pulih setelah diguncang gempa pada 12 Januari lalu dimanfaatkan sindikat perdagangan orang. Local authorities fear that Haiti condition has not recovered after an earthquake rocked on January 12 and then utilized trafficking syndicates. Modus sindikat tersebut dengan menggunakan skema adopsi ilegal. Syndicate mode using an illegal adoption scheme.

Salah seorang warga Amerika yang menjadi tersangka membantah mereka melakukan tindakan ilegal. One American who became suspects denied their illegal actions. Wanita tersebut mengaku sebagai pimpinan dari lembaga swadaya masyarakat dari Idaho, Amerika Serikat, dengan nama New Life Children's Refuge. The woman claimed to be leaders of nongovernmental organizations from Idaho, United States, with the name New Life Children's Refuge.

Para tersangka ditangkap di Malpasse, Haiti, yang berbatasan dengan Republik Dominika. The suspects were arrested in Malpasse, Haiti, which borders the Dominican Republic. Mereka ditangkap saat polisi Haiti memeriksa kendaraan di kawasan perbatasan tersebut. They were arrested when police checked vehicles Haiti in the border region.
Local authorities say the Americans did not have a document from the local embassy to prove their 33 adopted Haitian children aged between two months to 12 years.

“Itu ilegal,” ujar Menteri Sosial Haiti Yves Cristalin. "That's illegal," said Minister of Social Cristalin Yves Haiti. “Tidak boleh ada anak-anak dari pergi dari Haiti tanpa izin dan orang-orang tersebut tidak mendapat izin. "There should be no children from out of Haiti without permission and those people did not get permission.

Otoritas Amerika Serikat sendiri belum bisa dimintai keterangan mengenai kasus tersebut. Authority of the United States alone can not be asked for information about the case.

Salah seorang tersangka bernama Laura Sillsby mengatakan, “Kami memiliki izin dari pemerintah Republik Dominika untuk membawa anak-anak tersebut ke panti asuhan yang kami miliki di sana.” One of the suspects named Laura Sillsby said, "We have permission from the Dominican Republic government to bring these children to the orphanage we had in there."