런던 (로이터)나이지리아 상원의원과 그의 아내가 15세 소년을 영국으로 데려가 장기를 적출하게 하려는 음모를 꾸민 혐의로 목요일 런던에서 구금됐다., 경찰은 말했다.
Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, were both charged with conspiracy to arrange travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting, 경찰은 말했다.
Ekweremadu is an opposition senator in the southern state of Enugu, and also a former deputy senate president.
Police said they had been alerted to the alleged plan following reports made of possible offenses under modern slavery legislation. The child involved has been taken to safety and work was under way to provide additional support.
The couple appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court in London where the court was told the child involved was a 15-year-old boy, BBC는 보도했다.
The prosecution told the court that the Attorney General’s consent was required for the case to proceed because of jurisdictional issues, the BBC added, and the couple were remanded in custody until the next court appearance on July 7.
Neither Ekweremadu nor his wife could be reached for comment.
