Yemeni man and woman arrested for misusing children for begging in Makkah
MAKKAH — A Yemeni man and woman were arrested for exploiting six children to beg in Makkah. Cases were filed against them for violation of the provisions of the Anti-Human Trafficking Law.
The arrests were made as part of the ongoing security campaign to monitor and apprehend beggars, carried out by the Makkah Region Police, in coordination with the General Department for Community Security and Combating Human Trafficking.
Makkah police said that the Yemenis were found misusing six children of their same nationality to beg in public squares and roads. Legal action was taken against them, and they were referred to the Public Prosecution. The security authorities initiated measures to provide the necessary humanitarian services to the abused children.
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