Indonesia sentences leader of baby trafficking ring to 7 years jail

A woman who led a baby trafficking ring in Indonesia was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison, a judge said. Lie Siu Luan, 70, was the leader of a group of 19 people accused of trafficking babies in Indonesia and Singapore.

She was found guilty of committing crimes "for the purpose of exploitation", said presiding judge Gatot Ardian Agustriono. The sentence was lower than prosecutors' demand of 10 years for Lie, who previously told the Bandung district court in West Java province that she had sent at least 12 babies to Singapore.  According to the indictment, Lie trafficked a baby to Singapore for adoption in 2022, pocketing around S$17,000.