Until the end of this Friday, the Penafiel Criminal Court heard more than half of the 41 young athletes rescued by the Aliens and Border Guards from the sports academy in Riba de Avenue. Evidence for future memory has value in court and allows victims to return to their countries of origin without having to wait in Portugal for the completion of a trafficking investigation by former Portuguese League general assembly president Mário Costa. and his father as defendants.
A source associated with the protection of one of the victims, a 17-year-old young man from an African country, said on Friday cm that the Court was trying to “speed up the investigation” so that the young people could return to their countries of origin. “After everything they’ve been through, their desire is to return home as soon as possible,” the same source said.
The investigation suspects that young people were kept in the gym, without documents and without proper nutrition, hygiene and education. There are reports of parents paying €1,300 per month for their children’s accommodation.
Author: Fatima Vilasa This Ana Ines Baptista
Source: CM Jornal
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