Overview
- The Bandung District Court convicted and sentenced all 19 defendants on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, giving the alleged leader Lie Siu Luan seven years in prison.
- Prosecutors said the syndicate trafficked at least 34 babies between 2023 and 2025 and that some infants were sent abroad, with reports that about 12 reached Singapore.
- Court testimony and evidence described a structured operation that recruited babies across West Java, used caregivers and fake mothers for paperwork and video calls, and forged state adoption documents.
- Sentences varied by role with chief recruiters and forgers receiving about six years and seven months and caregivers and helpers about three years and four months, and some defendants have signalled they will appeal.
- Authorities warned the ruling could trigger further investigations into overseas recipients and intermediaries and offers a rare court finding that may change how regional agencies track illegal adoptions and child trafficking.