Alleged fraud in the adoption of Congolese children: Julienne Mpemba in correctional

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17 February 2021

This Belgo-Congolese from Namur is suspected of fraud in the adoption of Congolese children.

The Dinant council chamber referred Julienne Mpemba to the criminal court on Tuesday, Eric Van der Sypt, spokesman for the federal prosecutor's office, said Wednesday, confirming information from several media. This Belgo-Congolese is suspected of fraud in the adoption of Congolese children.

In this case, the prosecution suspects that five adoptions of Congolese children by Belgian couples were carried out fraudulently. Some had been taken from their families. Julienne Mpemba is suspected of human trafficking, forgery and forgery. She has in the past suggested that she delivered thirty to forty orphans to adoptive parents in Belgium and the United States. Seven officials from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation were also suspected of being involved in this case. Searches were carried out at the FWB. They were accused of having turned a blind eye to fraudulent manipulation of dates of birth and photos of children. However, these were not referred by the Dinant council chamber to the criminal court.

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