MIA Macedonia informs that yesterday (May 16) the Department for Destruction of Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings under the leadership of the Public Prosecutor's Office, has filed a criminal report for the criminal offense "child trafficking", committed by three persons (one of them a citizen of Belgium).

The Ministry of Interior says that the Belgian citizen LDS in the period from February to May 2022, in order to have sex with children in Belgium, has made plans together with persons EA and FB, parents of a 13-year-old girl, to enter into a forced marriage between the Belgian and the minor girl.

The minor is not yet 14 years old.

"In order to achieve his goal of taking the child to Belgium, the LDS has in some cases resided in the territory of the Republic of Northern Macedonia.

In order to provide personal travel documents for the child, LDS has given about 2,500 euros to the child's parents and in some cases through fast money transfer agencies, EA from Belgium has sent funds in various amounts.

Based on the orders of the Basic Criminal Court Skopje, on 16.05.2022, the house and other premises where EA and FB are temporarily staying in Struga were inspected, where the evidence for the crime was provided, while at the International Airport - Skopje, raid on the LDS person, while all three persons were deprived of their liberty ”.

On the same day (16.05.2022), the MIA filed a criminal report against LD, S in the Public Prosecutor's Office, (38) from Belgium and EA (33) and FB (34) from Skopje, and with a temporary stay in Struga, for the criminal offense of “trafficking in children”.

Today (17.05) the persons will appear before the judge in the preliminary procedure ", it is said in the notification of the Ministry of Interior.