Rabat- Two Arab women are on trial for women trafficking by Dubai’s Criminal Court, according to the emirates247.
The two defendants were reportedly prosecuted for exploiting a Moroccan woman, who was lured into the UAE with promises of working in a beauty salon, but found herself forced into prostitution.
Upon her arrival in Dubai on January 24, the Moroccan victim learned that her job was prostitution. Working in a saloon of beauty was just a deceptive offer to entice her into accepting the proposal.
“I arrived at the building and went up to the fifth floor. I was surprised to see seven Moroccan women in the flat. AF took my passport and then told me that my job is in prostitution, not in a salon. I tried to get out of the flat but was prevented. The next day, AF took all the women including me to a hotel and offered the women to customers against Dh 1,500, ” the victim said.
Luckily, the victim was saved by her first client and bought her a ticket back to her own country. The trafficker took the Moroccan woman to a hotel where she was coerced to provide sexual services to “a Saudi National” for Dh 1,500.
“I cried and told the man that I am not a prostitute and narrated my whole story to him. The man accompanied me to the airport and bought me an air ticket using his Visa card. However, authorities did not allow me to leave the country as my contract had not been cancelled. I went to the airport police and reported this,” the victim told investigators.
The two defendants, who were recognized by the victim, have denied all charges against them in court. The next court hearing will be held on November 6.