Zambian court docket grants bail to Croatians on trafficking expenses

Eight Croatians – 4 married {couples} – accused of kid trafficking in Zambia have been granted bail of about $1,000 every.

A Justice of the Peace within the Ndola court docket, central Zambia, stated Tuesday (Feb. 14) the suspects posed no flight threat as Zambian officers maintain their passports.

The accused allegedly tried to visitors 4 kids from neighbouring DR Congo on December 7 final 12 months with the assistance of a Zambian immigration official.

The youngsters are aged between one and three.

The immigration official who additionally faces trafficking expenses had beforehand been launched on bail.

All 9 have pleaded not responsible.

The case is scheduled to start on March 1.

The eight Croatians had been first arrested and charged with youngster trafficking in January. The costs in opposition to them had been dropped on February 6 they usually had been ordered to depart Zambia inside 48 hours.

However after they had been about to board a airplane to depart the nation, they had been rearrested on contemporary expenses.

They had been had been held in custody since they had been rearrested on February 7.

The Croatians dealing with expenses embrace Zoran Subosic, 52, a guitarist in a well known band Hladno Pivo, or Chilly Beer, Immovic Subosic, 41, an administrator, Damir Magic, 44, {an electrical} technician, Nadic Magic, 45, a technician, Ladislav Persic, 42, a medical physician, Aleksandra Persic, 43, a hair salon attendant, Noah Kraljevic, 40, a program director, and Uvona Kraljevic, 36, a canine handler. Zambian immigration official Gloria Sakulenga, 36, can also be dealing with the costs.