Indonesian Police Name Suspects After 58 Citizens Lured to Russia to Serve as Mercenaries
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The longer the Ukraine war continues, the more the Russian government expands its recruitment efforts abroad. An international investigation by the human rights organization FIDH speaks of 27,000 people from more than 130 countries since the outbreak in 2022. Now cases from Indonesia have also become known.
People from Indonesia offer civilian activities abroad, they apply and are picked up. Only then does it appear that they are supposed to fight for Russia. Now the Indonesian authorities are taking action.
The men were offered jobs and good salaries, and after their application they learned about the war for Russia.
The Indonesian police have started investigations into human trafficking. Suspects are said to have recruited people for the Ukraine war – but with completely false promises. And Indonesia is not an isolated case.
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PressNewsAgencyIndonesian police name suspects after 58 citizens lured to Russia to serve as mercenaries
The Indonesian citizens were initially offered jobs in logistics, border security and defence construction, but when arriving in Russia, were told to sign contracts to serve as mercenaries, undergo training and potentially be deployed to conflict zones.
The Indonesian National Police Criminal Investigation Unit and regional officials have uncovered a human trafficking syndicate that used Russian mercenaries as its mercenaries. 13 people have been named as suspects.
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