The 13 Filipino women who were convicted by a Cambodia n court for violating its law on the Suppression of Human Trafficking have been repatriated to the Philippines after they were granted a pardon. In a statement on Sunday, December 29, 2024, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the 13 Filipinas arrived in the country on December 26 following their release after they were granted a royal pardon by Cambodia n King, His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni.
The Philippine Government thanks the Royal Government of Cambodia headed by Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Prime Minister Hun Manet for the humanitarian treatment extended to the Filipino mothers throughout investigative and judicial processes, the DFA said. Their safe homecoming is a testament to the longstanding friendly relations between the Philippines and Cambodia and the firm commitment of both governments to combat human trafficking and other transnational crimes, it added. The agency reminded Filipinos that surrogacy is banned in Cambodia and any violation thereof is punishable under Cambodian laws. On December 2, the 13 pregnant Filipinas were sentenced to two-year imprisonment over their involvement in a surrogacy scheme which is considered a felony in Cambodia. As earlier reported, 20 Filipino women were rescued in Cambodia who were allegedly recruited through online and trafficked to become surrogate mothers as part of an infant-trafficking scheme. Of the 20 women, 13 who were found pregnant through artificial means were charged for human-trafficking. Supposedly, these pregnant women will be transferred to another country where they will give birth. The seven others were deported by the Cambodian government over immigration law violations. (TPM/SunStar Philippines
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