8 Croats in Zambia court on child trafficking charge

(10 Jan 2023)
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Ndola, Zambia - 10 January 2023
1. Wide exterior shot of Ndola Magistrates Court
2. Wide of Croatian nationals on back of truck arriving at court on charges of child trafficking
3. Tracking shot as suspects enter magistrates court
4. Lawyer and female suspect discussing outside court room
5. Prosecutor and defence lawyer discussing outside court room
6. Wide people waiting outside court
7. Accused exiting court with Croatian Embassy representative leading
8. Accused waiting to be taken back to detention centre
9. Accused boarding bus to be taken back to detention centre
10. Wide of bus

STORYLINE:
Eight Croatian nationals have pleaded not guilty to charges of child trafficking before a magistrates court in Ndola, Zambia.

The 8 accused were named in court documents as Damir Magic, 44, Nadica Magic, 45, Zoran Subosic, 52, Azra Imamovic Subosic, 41, Ladislav Persic,42, Aleksandra Persic,40, Noah Kraljevic, 45, and Ivona Kraljevic, 46.

The eight pleaded not guilty before magistrate David Makalichi in Ndola, Copperbelt province.

They are defended by a legal aid lawyer, Kelvin Silwimba. The court session was attended by Croatian officials.

In the charges brought before the court, the Croatians are accused of attempting to traffic named children late last year into Zambia "for the purpose of exploitation.”

The suspects left court after the brief hearing, and boarded a bus to be returned to a detention facility.

The case is expected to continue before the Ndola court, with another hearing on Thursday.

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