12 Yemenis arrested for exploiting women and children for beggary
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A total of 12 Yemenis were arrested for exploiting women and children of their same nationality for begging in public squares and roads. The arrests were made during an ongoing security campaign to monitor and arrest beggars, carried out by the Jeddah Security Patrols in the Jeddah governorate, in coordination with the General Department for Community Security and Combating Trafficking in Persons.
The Yemeni nationals were found violating the Anti-Human Trafficking Law. They were referred to the Public Prosecution after taking legal action against them. The security authorities have made the necessary coordination with the relevant authorities to provide the necessary humanitarian services to the victims of exploitation.
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