Eight people have been arrested by police in Tirana, suspected of using their minor children to beg and work, mainly during night hours.
According to the official announcement, four of the suspects have been ordered to be placed under "prison arrest", while four others will be investigated under "house arrest".
Several months of investigations have revealed that the suspects, on various occasions and sometimes in collaboration with each other, took their 9-11 year old children to different areas of the capital, to beg or perform various tasks, especially during the evening and night.
Sources from the investigation indicate that the practice was repeated and organized, while the case was treated as a serious violation that directly affects the rights and well-being of minors.
"The operation codenamed "Filizat" is being finalized by Police Commissariat No. 2 and the Prosecutor's Office. Individually and in groups, they used their 9-11 year old children to work and beg, mainly at night, and security measures were executed for 8 citizens (for 4 of them, "Arrest in prison").
As a result of the investigative and operational actions carried out by the services of Police Commissariat No. 2, under the direction of the Tirana Prosecutor's Office, with the aim of identifying and bringing to criminal responsibility citizens who exploit children to work and/or beg, the operation codenamed "Filizat" was finalized, during which the following security measures were executed:
-“Arrest in prison”, for citizens EB, 41 years old, RS, 35 years old, MR, 35 years old and MG, 34 years old;
-“Arrest at home”, for citizens LB, 35 years old, AM, 41 years old, MS, 35 years old and A. Sh., 35 years old.
From the investigative actions lasting several months, it has resulted that these citizens, individually and in collaboration with each other, used their children aged 9-11 years old to work mainly at night, as well as to beg, in various areas under the jurisdiction of Police Commissariat No. 2.
The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action, for the criminal offense of "Ill-treatment of a minor", the police announced.
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