Couple Jailed For Forcing Woman Into Prostitution
The First High Criminal Court ordered their permanent deportation after they serve their sentences and required them to cover the cost of returning the victim to her home country.
The case involved a promise of work as a hairdresser in a women's salon.
On arrival in Bahrain, the victim's passport was taken by the male defendant, who said he would keep it safe.
She stayed in the couple's flat, and was then told her work would be prostitution.
Police inquiries led to the couple, who were arrested and referred to the Public Prosecution, then sent to the First High Criminal Court.
The Public Prosecution said the woman came from a low-income family and had sought work to support her elderly mother. The female defendant arranged the job offer and travel.
The investigation began after a report from the Anti-Human Trafficking Division at the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Evidence.
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