A citizen of Azerbaijan SA (42) is suspected of human trafficking. He is suspected of having organized the transportation of four citizens of Azerbaijan from Budva to Podgorica, with the aim of exploiting them for work on the final painting and facade works of a residential building in Podgorica, the Police Administration announced. SA is on the run and the police are intensively searching for him, and a criminal complaint has been filed against him.
"After undertaking a series of measures and actions within the jurisdiction of the police, the officers of the Crime Fighting Sector in charge of suppressing criminal offenses of human trafficking filed a criminal complaint against one person. SA (42), a citizen of Azerbaijan, is suspected of the criminal offense of human trafficking, which, as is suspected, carried out in such a way that in the middle of August of the current year, by misleading, maintaining a delusion, abuse of trust and abuse of difficult circumstances of another, he organized the transportation of four citizens of Azerbaijan from Budva to Podgorica, with the aim of exploiting them for work on the final painting and facade works of a residential building in Podgorica", according to the police statement.
The police said that he took advantage of his acquaintance with one of the injured persons, promising him perfect working conditions at the aforementioned facility, which included signing a work contract, obtaining a permit for temporary residence and work in Montenegro, paid accommodation and food, and obtaining insurance , as well as the payment of earned money upon completion of work on each individual floor of the building under construction.
"Furthermore, the SA brought the injured persons to Podgorica, placed them in non-conditional housing, and then exploited them daily until September 3, promising them daily payment of the earned money and forcing them to work.
During the labor exploitation of the injured parties, the suspect did not comply with the agreed working conditions, and then on September 3, at the construction site, he first verbally and then physically attacked one of the injured persons, striking him in the head area, and then tried to injure him with suitable means. in which he was prevented by the other injured parties," the announcement states.
The Police Directorate said that its officers will continue their work with undiminished intensity to detect criminal acts of human trafficking through all forms of exploitation.
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