Police of the Czech Republic

1 st half of 2004

2 nd half of 2004

2004 total

1 st half of 2005

2 nd half of 2005

2005 total

criminal proceedings instituted (number of persons)

9

187

194

343

-

652

suspended

(number of persons)

0

21

21

128

-

72

prosecution instigated (number of persons)

1

120

121

220

-

438

court statistics

number of persons suspected of having committed a criminal offence

9

152

161

291

-

546

number of persons prosecuted

3

93

108

143

-

419

out of which women

0

3

3

7

-

13

number of persons indicted

-

-

41

-

-

368

out of which women

1

11

number of persons convicted

-

-

1

-

-

134

out of which women

0

3

Source: Ministry of the Interior

Annex No 2 (re Question 12)

Number of instances ascertained by the Police of the Czech Republic of trafficking in human beings

Year

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Number of offences ascertained

34

23

13

27

15

10

13

16

Number of offences solved

34

22

13

25

10

9

12

11

Number of investigated and prosecuted persons

49

38

21

26

12

19

30

18

Source: Ministry of the Interior

Number of persons convicted, and punishments imposed, for trafficking in human beings

Year

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Total number of convicted persons

5

25

16

15

20

5

12

20

Number of persons sentenced to prison for 1 to 5 years

3

17

6

7

5

1

3

8

Number of persons put on probation

2

8

10

8

15

4

9

12

Source: Ministry of the Interior

Number of victims of trafficking in human beings as recorded by the Police of the Czech Republic

Year

2003

2004

2005

Number of victims – females

2

3

10

Number of victims – males

1

0

0

Number of victims – groups

8

10

6

Number of persons in groups

50

69

27

Total

53

72

37

Source: Ministry of the Interior