Indonesia baby trafficking trial: Prosecutors seek 5 to 10 years’ jail for 19 people on trial
The 19 defendants are accused of selling at least 34 babies between 2022 and 2025, some of whom were taken to Singapore and sold for thousands of dollars for each child.
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