MORE than 30 women were allegedly held captive in various apartments by a gang of human traffickers, who sold some of them for BD600.
Five people are standing trial in connection with the case at the High Criminal Court, which has charged them with trafficking, holding the victims captive and forcing them into prostitution.
The Three Thai women and two men, including a Bahraini and a Bangladeshi, have however denied the charges.
According to court documents, a 35-year-old Thai woman, nicknamed ‘Meow’, and her Bahraini boyfriend, held more than 30 victims against their will in apartments and hotel rooms in Manama last year. She was assisted by her Thai co-defendant, nicknamed ‘Oumam’, who allegedly sold some of the women to other female pimps for BD600 each.
Three of their victims, who were rescued, told prosecutors that the alleged female pimps held them captive for months and incited them into prostitution. One of them, also a Thai national, managed to alert authorities about her ordeal after escaping from a hotel in Juffair in December.
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