Chinese women freed from ordeal in Angola
By Lee Ann |
November 17, 2011, Thursday
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A GANG which abducted Chinese women and forced them into prostitution in Angola has been busted in a joint operation by police in China and the African country.
During raids on October 25, 19 Chinese women were rescued while 11 suspects were arrested in Angola and five others were caught in China's eastern Zhejiang Province and northern Jilin Province, China's Ministry of Public Security said.
The victims and suspects have been sent back to China, Xinhua news agency reported.
The ringleader, Sun Yinghao, a native of Zhejiang Province, ran entertainment venues in Angola. His partner, Gao Jinqiu, offered hotel work in Angola to women in China with the promise of high pay, Xinhua said.
Instead they were forced to work as prostitutes in Sun's clubs.
"I was so regretful for believing Gao's words," one of the women said.
Transnational human trafficking has become an increasing concern, a public security ministry official said. "We are sure to crack down on these crimes."
In order to intensify international cooperation against human trafficking, China has ratified a United Nations protocol aimed at preventing human trafficking, and especially women and children, which is a supplement to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Xinhua said.
Police have signed more than 50 bilateral agreements with neighboring countries to clamp down on human trafficking.
During raids on October 25, 19 Chinese women were rescued while 11 suspects were arrested in Angola and five others were caught in China's eastern Zhejiang Province and northern Jilin Province, China's Ministry of Public Security said.
The victims and suspects have been sent back to China, Xinhua news agency reported.
The ringleader, Sun Yinghao, a native of Zhejiang Province, ran entertainment venues in Angola. His partner, Gao Jinqiu, offered hotel work in Angola to women in China with the promise of high pay, Xinhua said.
Instead they were forced to work as prostitutes in Sun's clubs.
"I was so regretful for believing Gao's words," one of the women said.
Transnational human trafficking has become an increasing concern, a public security ministry official said. "We are sure to crack down on these crimes."
In order to intensify international cooperation against human trafficking, China has ratified a United Nations protocol aimed at preventing human trafficking, and especially women and children, which is a supplement to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Xinhua said.
Police have signed more than 50 bilateral agreements with neighboring countries to clamp down on human trafficking.
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