Criminal liability for illegal trafficking
25.08.2025 18:50 • Question
Can the organizer of the illegal smuggling of people across the state border be held criminally liable if he did not receive monetary compensation for his services?
1 Answers
Lorina Fedan
Answer provided 26.08.2025 10:47
Yes. According to the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – Illegal smuggling of persons across the state border of Ukraine), criminal liability arises for the very fact of organizing, directing, or facilitating such smuggling, regardless of whether the organizer received a monetary reward.
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