US EditionPeru Probes Alleged Trafficking of Citizens to Fight for Russia
The prosecutor’s office said the case will focus on human trafficking and aggravated human trafficking after families reported deceptive job offers.
- On Friday, Peru's public prosecutor's office launched an investigation into alleged human trafficking that lured citizens with false employment promises to fight in Russia's war in Ukraine.
- Individuals were "recruited through deceptive job offers to work as security agents" with promises of monthly salaries between $2,000 and $3,000, with an estimated 600 Peruvians lured since last October.
- Salinas, a lawyer representing families, said 13 Peruvians have died in Ukraine. Relatives protested in Lima on April 29 demanding repatriation, while Moscow's embassy acknowledged on Thursday that Peruvians had signed contracts to join Russian forces.
- The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested the Russian embassy clarify the situation and provide information on citizens' wellbeing, reminding that Peruvians require Foreign Ministry permission before serving in foreign militaries.
- Peru is the latest country raising complaints against Russia over deceptive recruitment. Ukrainian estimates suggest more than 1,780 African citizens are fighting alongside Russian forces, while Russia enlisted thousands of North Korean soldiers via a military pact with Pyongyang.
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Peru launches investigation after citizens allegedly trafficked to fight Russia's war in Ukraine
Relatives of allegedly trafficked individuals reported that their loved ones received misleading job offers along with promises of financial rewards. But once in Russia, they were forced into combat operations.
With promises of well-paid jobs, Russia has allegedly tricked Peruvians into moving there. Once there, they have instead been sent to the front. Now prosecutors in Lima have launched an investigation into human trafficking.
Peruvian nationals were reportedly recruited through false promises of employment, before being sent to the front in Ukraine, according to the Public Prosecutor's Office.
"The victims are said to have been transferred to Russia" after replying to misleading job offers, and then being "compensated to participate in combat actions in the context of the armed conflict" in Ukraine.
Former Peruvian military and police officers were reportedly recruited on social media through misleading job offers proposing to work in Russia as security officers or other positions, before being sent to the Ukrainian front.
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