2 days ago
Two Convicted for Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation in Bahrain
The Chief Public Prosecutor and Head of the Human Trafficking Prosecution has announced that the High Criminal Court sentenced two individuals to three years in prison each, fined them BHD 2,000, and ordered them to cover the costs of returning the victim to her home country. The court also ruled that the two defendants be permanently deported from Bahrain after serving their sentences for trafficking the woman for sexual exploitation.
According to the prosecution, the case began when the Anti-Human Trafficking Directorate received a report that the two suspects had lured the victim with a fake job offer in Bahrain. Upon her arrival, she was confined in an apartment and threatened to force her into prostitution.
The Public Prosecutor explained that investigations began immediately after the report. The victim was placed in a shelter under the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, while the suspects were detained pending investigation. Authorities conducted all necessary inquiries, gathered evidence, and questioned the defendants before referring them to criminal court.
Following the completion of the trial, the court confirmed the charges and issued the prison sentences, fines, and deportation orders against the two traffickers.
