TV broadcast* EenVandaag 28-05-2008
28 May 2008
They lacked the right papers, but knowingly went looking for an adopted child in Sri Lanka. "That is not adoption, but borders on child trafficking." This is according to Peter Benders, director of the Adoption Facilities Foundation; the place in the Netherlands where everyone with adoption plans must register. The Dutch couple Jan and Susan went looking for an adopted child in Sri Lanka last year. There they spent 8 weeks in jail because they had violated all the adoption regulations. Now, a year later, they have been arrested again, this time by the Dutch police.