No. 4/2014 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (b) Cap. 9:25 knowingly does any of the following acts(i) recruits, transfers, harbours or receives another person that he or she knows or suspects is being or is likely to be trafficked; or (ii) attempts, assists ,abets ,conceals, procures, incites, solicits, connives at, or conspires with others for, the commission of the crime of trafficking; or (iii) leases or subleases or allows the use of any premises or land which belongs to him or her or over which he or she has control for the purpose of trafficking; or (iv) advertises or assists in the advertising, printing, publication, broadcasting ordistributiou by any means, any material that pmmotes trafficking in persons; or (v) being an internet service provider operating in Zimbabwe, is aware of any site on its server that contains information in contravention of subparagraph (iv); or (vi) for the purpose of trafficking assists any other person to obtain false identity or travel documents or tampers with identity or travel documents; or (vii) facilitates in any way the cross-border transpm1ation of victims in contravention of paragraph (a); or (viii) benefits either directly or indirectly from the proceeds oftrafficking; or (ix) for the purpose of trafficking confiscates, destroys or conceals the identity or travel documents of an individual in order to mtlawfully deny such individual his or her freedom of movement, or access to any public services; shall he guilty of the crime of trafficking in persons. (2) Any person who conunits the crime of trafficking in persons- (a) in a case described in(i) subsection (l)(a); or (ii) subsection (l)(b) that is committed in any of the aggravating circumstances described in subsection (3); shall be liable to imprisomnent for life oranydefiuite periodofimp1isonment of not less than ten years; or (b) in a case described in- (i) subsection ( 1)(a) where special circumstances in terms of subsection (5) are found to apply; or (ii) subsection (l)(b) that is not connnitted in any of the aggravating circumstances described in subsection (3) or, if committed in such circumstances, where special circumstances in terms of subsection (5) are fonnd to apply; shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level fotnteen or imp1isonment not exceeding ten years or both such fine and such imprisomnent. (3) The crime of trafficking in persons shall be considered to be conm1itted in aggravating circumstances if(a) the trafficked person is a child or disabled person; or (b) the child adoption laws of any country or territory are abused to facilitate the trafficking of a child; or (c) the crime is committed by an organized criminal group; or 42 DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS e-mail: veritas@mango.zw website: www.veritaszim.net Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied.