Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08TASHKENT787
2008-07-08 11:04:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tashkent
Cable title:
UZBEK GOVERNMENT REPORTS CONVICTION IN TRAFFICKING
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UNCLAS TASHKENT 000787
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR G/TIP MEGAN HALL; SCA FOR JESSICA MAZZONE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM UZ
SUBJECT: UZBEK GOVERNMENT REPORTS CONVICTION IN TRAFFICKING
CASE
UNCLAS TASHKENT 000787
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR G/TIP MEGAN HALL; SCA FOR JESSICA MAZZONE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM UZ
SUBJECT: UZBEK GOVERNMENT REPORTS CONVICTION IN TRAFFICKING
CASE
1. (U) A major state-run newspaper, Xalq Sozi (People's
Word),ran a prominent 800-word article on July 1 reporting
that a ring of Uzbek nationals was arrested for trafficking
at least two Uzbek women to China with false employment
offers. An Uzbek national, Aleksandr Rudenko, who worked in
China, colluded with two female Uzbek citizens to recruit
girls with the promise of secretarial jobs in Beijing for a
purported salary of USD 600 per month. The article noted
that two Uzbek women were trafficked and subsequently
sexually exploited in China, but "somehow, they managed to
escape and report to police." The article also reported that
"the criminal group's members were detained and sentenced to
long prison terms."
2. (U) Nodira Karimova, prominent anti-TIP activist and
Director of the NGO "Istiqbolli Avlod," told poloff that the
arrests were made in 2007 and the article corresponded with
the convictions. Istiqbolli Avlod assisted the two TIP
victims in the story, she said, and she believes the male was
sentenced to six years in jail while the female accomplices
received punishments of three years each. An attorney from
Istiqbolli Avlod also helped represent the victims and
contributed to the investigation.
Comment:
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3. (U) This story reflects a continuing trend of TIP
incidents being openly reported in the tightly-controlled
Uzbek media. The Government of Uzbekistan is encouraged by
its improvement on the 2008 TIP Report ranking to the Tier 2
Watchlist, and it doubtless wants to be sure that it gets
credit for successful law enforcement efforts to bust TIP
rings. Publishing articles about the incident in the
state-run press also helps to raise awareness about the
problem and warn potential traffickers that Uzbekistan now
means business in combating TIP crimes.
NORLAND
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR G/TIP MEGAN HALL; SCA FOR JESSICA MAZZONE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM UZ
SUBJECT: UZBEK GOVERNMENT REPORTS CONVICTION IN TRAFFICKING
CASE
1. (U) A major state-run newspaper, Xalq Sozi (People's
Word),ran a prominent 800-word article on July 1 reporting
that a ring of Uzbek nationals was arrested for trafficking
at least two Uzbek women to China with false employment
offers. An Uzbek national, Aleksandr Rudenko, who worked in
China, colluded with two female Uzbek citizens to recruit
girls with the promise of secretarial jobs in Beijing for a
purported salary of USD 600 per month. The article noted
that two Uzbek women were trafficked and subsequently
sexually exploited in China, but "somehow, they managed to
escape and report to police." The article also reported that
"the criminal group's members were detained and sentenced to
long prison terms."
2. (U) Nodira Karimova, prominent anti-TIP activist and
Director of the NGO "Istiqbolli Avlod," told poloff that the
arrests were made in 2007 and the article corresponded with
the convictions. Istiqbolli Avlod assisted the two TIP
victims in the story, she said, and she believes the male was
sentenced to six years in jail while the female accomplices
received punishments of three years each. An attorney from
Istiqbolli Avlod also helped represent the victims and
contributed to the investigation.
Comment:
--------------
3. (U) This story reflects a continuing trend of TIP
incidents being openly reported in the tightly-controlled
Uzbek media. The Government of Uzbekistan is encouraged by
its improvement on the 2008 TIP Report ranking to the Tier 2
Watchlist, and it doubtless wants to be sure that it gets
credit for successful law enforcement efforts to bust TIP
rings. Publishing articles about the incident in the
state-run press also helps to raise awareness about the
problem and warn potential traffickers that Uzbekistan now
means business in combating TIP crimes.
NORLAND