Five-year jail term for women who trafficked job seeker

TDT | Manama

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Tempted to Bahrain with promises of restaurant work, an Asian woman found herself trapped in prostitution, and now her two captors face five years behind bars. The High Criminal Court of Appeal backed the jail terms handed down earlier, along with a BD2,000 fine for each offender, and ruled both would be deported after serving their time.

Court papers revealed how the victim responded to an advert on social media while still at home, expecting a decent job opportunity abroad.

Terms

After agreeing terms with one of the accused, who pledged accommodation and airfare to Bahrain, to be taken from future wages, the woman travelled to the Gulf.