Abu Dhabi, June 27 (IANS/WAM) At least 10 people have been detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for allegedly forcing 17 women into prostitution and filming pornographic videos.
The 10 suspects detained in Abu Dhabi have been charged with human trafficking, forced prostitution and physical and psychological torture of the victims. They were also charged with making pornographic videos as well as running a fake commercial enterprise as a cover for their involvement in prostitution.
The suspects promised the victims jobs as beauticians and masseuses. However, they confiscated the victims’ passports once they entered the UAE and forced them into prostitution, a prosecutor at the Abu Dhabi criminal court said.
The accused used a restaurant and an antiques and gift shop to disguise their real business, he said, adding that the victims’ passports as well as a huge number of pornographic movies were found there.
–IANS/WAM
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