Luanda – With the aim of training judicial officials, the Attorney General's Office (PGR), on Tuesday in Luanda Province presented a Manual for Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings for Professionals in the Criminal Justice System in Angola.
The book, that has 140 pages and 500 copies available in the first edition, is divided into four modules, where the author, PGR consultant Flaviano Francisco, covers topics such as ‘Defining Human Trafficking, Smuggling Migrants and Assisting Illegal Immigration’, among other themes.
After the presentation of the book, the Attorney General of the Republic, Hélder Pitta Gróz, told the press that their concern is that all those involved in society who have to contribute to the fight against trafficking in human beings should be trained to act in the best possible way.
He recognised that there is still some deficiency, particularly in the police forces and public magistrates, when faced with the facts, in terms of detecting situations of trafficking in human beings, which is why the ‘Manual for Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings for Professionals in the Criminal Justice System in Angola’ was drawn up, in order to overcome training.
For Hélder Pitta Gróz, "there are no cases of human trafficking that are more worrying or less worrying, it's enough that a citizen is deprived of their freedom or that their honour and dignity is called into question so that it is heinous”.
In turn, the author, Flaviano Francisco, said that the book was written as part of the PGR's strategy aimed at reducing the lack of content of this kind, as well as improving the training of those working to prevent and combat trafficking in human beings.
Controversial Cases
On the same day Hélder Pitta Gróz, told journalists that PGR is still awaiting a response from the judicial authorities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the charges against Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos.
Regarding the process against the Portuguese-Angolan businessman, Álvaro Sobrinho, in Portugal, he also revealed that PGR was contacted by his lawyers to intervene in the case at the Portuguese judicial authorities, adding that they sent a letter rogatory and are awaiting a response.
The PGR activity, which took place in the Auditorium of the Luanda Provincial Command of the National Police (PN), was part of World Human Trafficking Day, which is being marked this Tuesday.
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