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Article 6
Municipal and county governments shall, in accordance with Article 4 of the Act, convene semiannual human trafficking coordination and liaison meetings, inviting local agencies responsible for immigration, police administration, social administration, education, health administration, labor administration, prosecution, information services, fisheries, transportation, and coastal patrol, as well as non-governmental organizations, to discuss the implementation of the matters stipulated in Article 4 of the Act. If necessary, municipal and county governments may also convene ad hoc coordination and liaison meetings.
Article 10
The term “relevant professionals” as mentioned in Article 8 of the Act, to whom judicial police departments shall dispatch officers to protect, includes the following:
1.Government or non-governmental organization personnel conducting or commissioned to conduct placement protection of victims and suspected victims.
2.Interpreters involved in human trafficking cases.
3.Personnel listed in the roster of those assisting in the identification of suspected victims (referred to as “identification assisting personnel” hereunder), established by the National Immigration Agency, Ministry of the Interior.
4.Personnel recognized by judicial police departments for their involvement in assisting with human trafficking cases.
Article 12
The judicial police authority responsible for receiving reports according to Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 9 of the Act shall securely seal the informant’s identity information or any other information that could identify them.
Article 16
Before conducting the identification procedures outlined in Paragraph 1 or 2 of Article 11 of the Act, the judicial police authority (unit) shall issue a Notice of Rights to the person being identified. Following the identification, the authority shall provide the human trafficking victim identification notice to the identified person for confirmation through an on-the-spot signature. If the identified person is unable or unwilling to sign, the judicial police authority (unit) may retain the video recording of the delivery process.
Article 17
The term “relevant experts assisting suspected victims” as mentioned in Paragraph 3, Article 11 of the Act, includes the following:
1. Personnel listed in the roster of identification assisting personnel.
2. Personnel from non-governmental organizations commissioned to conduct placement protection of victims.
3. Personnel designated by non-governmental organizations engaged in social welfare, human rights, or women's rights activities to provide assistance.
The judicial police, upon requesting assistance in accordance with Paragraph 3, Article 11 of the Act, shall give priority to persons listed in the roster of identification assisting personnel in Subparagraph 1 of the preceding paragraph.
As referred to Paragraph 3, Article 11 of the Act, the term “necessary” include the following circumstances:
1. The suspected victim is emotionally unstable and cannot or has difficulty cooperating with the judicial police for questioning.
2. The suspected victim is unable to make a full statement due to mental disabilities or other mental defects.
3. The suspected victim is a child or youth under the age of 18.
4. Other circumstances deemed necessary by the judicial police to request assistance from social workers or relevant experts.
If the judicial police, upon identifying a suspected victim, discover that the human trafficking case involves the sexual exploitation of a child or youth, Paragraph 1, Article 9 of the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act is applicable.