8 Croatians rearrested in Zambia will face new charges of child trafficking and are expected to appear in court on Thursday, a Zambian official announced.
8 Croatians in Zambia face new charges of child trafficking
Seven of the eight Croatian nationals charged with attempted child trafficking at the ...
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Earlier this week a court dropped child trafficking charges against the 8 — 4 couples — and ordered them to leave the country within 48 hours . But when they tried to fly out of Zambia they were rearrested.
The 8 were “detained pending prosecution on reconstituted charges but still related to attempted child trafficking,” Zambian immigration spokesman Namati Nshinka said in a statement.
They are likely to appear in court again on Thursday, Nshinka said.
They are charged with trafficking 4 children from Congo, aged between one and three years, said the statement.
On Monday, a court dismissed child trafficking charges against them following applications by their lawyers. They had earlier pleaded not guilty.
The charges alleged that on December 7 , last year, the four couples acted together to traffic the children. The Croatians said they adopted the children through a lawyer.
The 8 include Zoran Subosic, 52, a guitarist in a well-known band Hladno Pivo, or Cold Beer, and Immovic Subosic, 41, an administrator, according to Croatian media. Others include Damir Magic, 44, an electrical technician, Nadic Magic, 45, a technician, Ladislav Persic, 42, a medical doctor, Aleksandra Persic, 43, a hair salon attendant, Noah Kraljevic, 40, a program director and Ivona Kraljevic, 36, a dog handler.
No statement has been made about who is taking care of the young childre n who were to be adopted.