Time -consuming, heavy and extensive

« Trafficking issues are very extensive in investigation, take time and require manpower, » says Ævar Pálmi Pálmason, auxiliary police officer with the police in the capital area, asked if the police do not have time to handle new human trafficking issues that come to her.

A short time ago BjarkarhlíðCenter for victims of violence, posted a report Since it is criticized that individual issues will take too long and others will not be quickly enough. Bjarkarhlíð’s team director said in a conversation with mbl.is it was clear that the police human trafficking department had not escaped and that many more hands would be needed to handle all matters to be done.

Heavy load on police

The report specifically mentions the « big labor issue » Connect Quang Le and mentioned that it is heavy in processing « both for service providers such as ASÍ, the Directorate of Immigration and the Directorate of Labor and no less for the police. » It is stated that there is a great deal of pressure on the police as a result of the case and it has been stated that other cases have not been investigated in the meantime. « Bjarkarhlíð believes it is important for the police to receive a team or staff that can undertake human trafficking investigations, » the report says.

Iceland to change to the destination

Ævar Palmi says the burden on the employees who handle the issue considerably and that human trafficking research can be very time -consuming and heavy. Reports to the police for human trafficking have also been increasing.

« Iceland is changing from this country of transport more to the destination. Previously, the victims in trafficking in human trafficking have been transferred here, but now it has become more about the stopping here to break them, » Ævar Palmi reports.

Asked if increased personnel are needed to handle reports on human trafficking in Iceland, he simply answers that increased crew needs all law enforcement.

Liquid number is dealing with the issue

Depending on how many of this issue with the police, he says the masses are liquid. « The department could be bigger than it is liquid and depends on the load at any time.

« There has been a lot of time and energy in it. It is a very big and extensive issue. A study of it is in full swing. » He says it foresters the end of it but cannot state when a study will end. « It is the nature of these big human trafficking research that they take time. »