印度尼西亚法院周二对一起重大婴儿贩运案件作出判决，19名集团成员因贩运至少34名婴儿并将其售予收养者而被判有罪 [1]。其中至少12名婴儿被送往新加坡 [1]。
根据调查，贩运集团通过提交虚假出生证和家庭卡信息的方式实施犯罪，将集团成员列为婴儿的生母 [1]。这些婴儿进入新加坡的时间跨度为2023年至2025年，其中最年长的已至少3岁 [1]。
案件宣判后，两个关键问题仍悬而未决：被贩运至新加坡的儿童是否应该返回印度尼西亚，以及两国政府将如何处理这一局面。印度尼西亚儿童保护委员会委员Ai Maryanti明确表示："当然，人口贩卖受害儿童必须被遣返。即使他们已被收养，法律依据是什么？" [1]
然而法律障碍重重。律师表示从未听说过新加坡撤销收养令的案例，新加坡的收养令通常被视为最终判决 [1]。此外，印度尼西亚当局尚未确认所有儿童的亲生父母身份 [1]，这将进一步复杂化任何可能的遣返程序。
An Indonesian court convicted 19 members of a baby trafficking ring on Tuesday for smuggling at least 34 infants and selling them to adoptive parents, with at least 12 of the children sent to Singapore. [1] The trafficking operation involved submitting false documentation to register fraudulent birth certificates and family cards, falsely listing ring members as the biological mothers of the babies. [1]
The infants were transported to Singapore between 2023 and 2025, with the oldest among them now at least 3 years old. [1] Despite the convictions, critical questions remain unresolved about the children's fate and the responsibilities of both governments.
Indonesian child protection officials have raised concerns about the children's status. Ai Maryanti, a commissioner with Indonesia's Child Protection Commission, stated: "Of course, child trafficking victims must be repatriated. Even if they have been adopted, what is the legal basis?" [1] However, lawyers report having no knowledge of Singapore ever revoking an adoption order, with such orders typically considered final under Singapore law. [1]
A significant obstacle to potential repatriation is that Indonesian authorities have not yet confirmed the biological parentage of all the children involved. [1]