MOFA censured over traffickingREPORT FINDINGS: The ministry’s handling of job scam trafficking cases was lax, while a victim was tortured more due to a video the Kaohsiung prosecutors’ office releasedBy Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterThe Control Yuan has censured the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors’ Office over the handling of cases involving Taiwanese who were imprisoned in Cambodia after being caught up in human trafficking job scams. Control Yuan member Yeh Ta-hua presents a report during a news conference at the Control Yuan in Taipei yesterday. As for the ministry, it failed to fully grasp the human trafficking situation in Cambodia, Yeh said. In addition, 682 people in Cambodia, 194 in Thailand and 124 in Myanmar sought help from Taiwanese offices abroad, she said. The Control Yuan said that improvements should be made and asked the Cabinet to follow up with the relevant agencies.

Source: Taipei Times August 22, 2023 05:29 UTC