Chinese human traffickers' judgment postponed
Gilbert Boyefio
Judgment in the human trafficking case involving three Chinese nationals has been postponed to June 22 because the judgment was not ready.
The three Chinese citizens, James Xu Jin, Chow Ziou Ying and Sam Shan were alleged to have registered a non-existent hotel in Ghana to lure some Chinese citizens into the country to engage in prostitution.
The three Chinese nationals are facing two counts of offences of conspiracy and human trafficking. They have pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
According to the police, in or around August 2008 and 2009, the police received information that some Chinese nationals had trafficked into the country some Chinese females for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
A team of senior police officers went to a house at Agyemang, a suburb of La in the Greater Accra Region, where the three accused persons were arrested. Seven victims were rescued in the process
The three were arrested for alleged human trafficking. A search in the house revealed a lot of sex objects and contraceptives. A Toyota pickup allegedly used to transport the victims in the sex trade was also impounded and sent to the police headquarters. During investigations, James Xu Jim and his wife, Chow Ziou Ying admitted to bringing the victims from China for the purpose of sex exploitation.
Sam Shan also admitted transporting the victims to their clients. One of the victims told the police that they pay $150 out of their day"s earnings to James Xu Jim and his wife, Chow Ziou Ying.
Judgment in the human trafficking case involving three Chinese nationals has been postponed to June 22 because the judgment was not ready.
The three Chinese citizens, James Xu Jin, Chow Ziou Ying and Sam Shan were alleged to have registered a non-existent hotel in Ghana to lure some Chinese citizens into the country to engage in prostitution.
The three Chinese nationals are facing two counts of offences of conspiracy and human trafficking. They have pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
According to the police, in or around August 2008 and 2009, the police received information that some Chinese nationals had trafficked into the country some Chinese females for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
A team of senior police officers went to a house at Agyemang, a suburb of La in the Greater Accra Region, where the three accused persons were arrested. Seven victims were rescued in the process
The three were arrested for alleged human trafficking. A search in the house revealed a lot of sex objects and contraceptives. A Toyota pickup allegedly used to transport the victims in the sex trade was also impounded and sent to the police headquarters. During investigations, James Xu Jim and his wife, Chow Ziou Ying admitted to bringing the victims from China for the purpose of sex exploitation.
Sam Shan also admitted transporting the victims to their clients. One of the victims told the police that they pay $150 out of their day"s earnings to James Xu Jim and his wife, Chow Ziou Ying.
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