Citizens of Kenya, traced to fight in Ukraine. How much they had to pay for an alleged trip to Russia
Over 20 people in Kenya were saved from the hands of traffickers who lured them with job offers in Russia, but who were to send them to the Ukraine's battlefield, according to the authorities, reports the BBC.
An athlete from Kenya, captured by Ukraine, claims to be cheated on the archive photo
In this case, a suspect was preventively arrested, being accused of organizing the journey of the victims of the network to Russia, September and October.
The investigation is in progress, against the background of information that appeared in the press on the increasing number of kenyeni with false promises to receive jobs abroad.
Even recently, a young Kenyan athlete was recently captured by the Ukrainian army. He claimed that he was fooled to enlist in the Russian army.
According to the authorities, following an operation of the Security Force, carried out in coordination with several agencies, the criminal network was identified, which extorted huge amounts from Kenyeni desperate in search of a job.
Following the raid led by forces of intelligence services, 22 Kenyeni were found in an apartment in the Athi River area, “waiting for their documents to be processed to go to Russia.”
The “mysterious traffickers' union” attracted Kenyeni with job offers in Moscow, but they were actually sending them to fight with the Russian army in Ukraine.
The victims told investigators that they signed contracts with an employment agency from abroad, which committed to pay up to $ 18,000 for visas, road, accommodation and other logistics expenses.
Some of the victims also indicated that they had already paid a $ 1,500 guarantee.
Police said that, once recruited, many of them return home, traumatized, while others never return.
For example, two Kenyni recently returned to the country, and one of them is currently admitted to the hospital.
The Kenya government monitor the situation
A high -ranking official of the Foreign Ministry has recently said that the Kenyan government is pursuing press reports on citizens Kenyeni who would have been traced in Russia and are currently detained by the Ukrainian army as prisoners of war.
Citizens from Somalia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Cuba and Sri Lanka, among other countries, are currently detained in camps for prisoners of Ukraine, recently told BBC Petro Iațenko, Kiev spokesman for the treatment of prisoners of war.
However, talking about other prisoners of war, he added that “most African states show little interest in returning these citizens and they do not want to bring them back to the country.”
