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Germany probes illegal adoption ring
Published: 19 May, 2010, 11:55
Edited: 19 May, 2010, 22:49
German prosecutors are investigating a Hamburg-based organization accused of trafficking Russian children for adoption by German families.
The International Child Care Organization (ICCO) is suspected of organizing the illegal adoption of 30 Russian children between 2003 and 2006, reports German newspaper Welt. Some of the children were orphans, while others were taken from poor families.
Clients paid 10 to 20,000 euros for the services, German prosecutors said. ICCO paid half of the sum to an intermediary, an American firm, which had authorization to provide adoption services in Russia, since the German organization did not.
Three people have been charged with trafficking of human beings by German authorities. If found guilty, the face up to ten year terms.
ICCO denies any wrongdoing.
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Since it is clear money- not lives- that is valued the most in Russia at this moment in the life and the history of this great nation [see horrible record of mass trafficking of Russian children, poor work places safety standards], Russia should not be ashamed if other nations, in this case Germany, are paying more attention to the illegal trafficking of Russian children than the Russian Federation itself. This shocking and clearly globalised child trafficking practice represents the most vile, the most disgraceful practice in Russia . This practice stands to damage the image of Russia not among Russophobes but among those who love Russia as well.
They should get a medal for allowing a child to have a chance to grow up in a prosperous, decent country. I just hope they aren't unloading their mentally deficient children on unsuspecting adoptive parents like they do to the U.S.