Jakarta \u2014 The Criminal Investigation Department\u2019s Directorate for\nCrimes against Women and Children and Human Trafficking (Dittipid\nPPA-PPO) has revealed that victims of human trafficking recruited as\nRussian mercenaries received only one month of training before being\nsent to the battlefield.<\/p>\n
Commissioner Yolanda Evalyn Sebayang, head of Subdirectorate 3 at the\ndirectorate, said the information emerged during an investigation into\npolice report LP A 8\/X\/2026\/SPKT\/Dittipid PPA-PPO, which currently\ninvolves five victims.<\/p>\n
She said recruits were required only to submit photographs of their\npassports or identity cards and received no training during recruitment.\nCandidates were to be trained only after arriving at a camp in\nRussia.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce they arrived in Russia, they were given only a medical\nexamination. Age did not matter; they just had to be healthy. After\narriving and being found fit, they would immediately sign a contract,\ntrain for one month and then be sent straight to the battlefield,\u201d she\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The victims were also reportedly promised a joining bonus of 2,600\nroubles, equivalent to around Rp620 million, and a salary of 230 roubles\nper month.<\/p>\n
The victims travelled on tourist visas rather than work visas. A\nRussian agent arranged and paid for their visas and air tickets.<\/p>\n
Yolanda said one suspect, identified by the initials MI, was named in\nthe police report. MI was responsible for providing information about\njob vacancies, recruiting candidates, and directing and processing the\nvictims\u2019 departures.<\/p>\n
MI allegedly received a commission of 1,000 roubles, paid into a\ncrypto-asset wallet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe suspect established a tiered recruitment network, with\ncommissions of 1,000 roubles, although some received only 500 roubles\nper candidate. Payments were made by bank transfer and through crypto\nassets,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
MI has been charged under Article 4 of Law No.\u00a021 of 2007 on the\nEradication of Human Trafficking and\/or Article 81 of Law No.\u00a018 of 2017\non the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers.<\/p>\n
Yolanda said five victims had been identified so far, but the number\ncould increase as the investigation progresses.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe number of victims is still growing because we have received\nreports from other victims who were recruited by the same person,\u201d she\nsaid.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/russian-mercenary-trafficking-victims-received-only-one-month-of-training-before-deployment-1793641864", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }