Three Poles jailed in Britain for people trafficking
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
15.06.2017 11:39
A British court has handed out jail terms to three Polish men for “modern slavery” and people trafficking.
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The three lured other Poles to Newcastle, northeastern England, promising them well-paid work, but then took away their documents, confiscated a large party of their wages and used violence against them.
Prosecutor Jim Hope said: "The treatment of these vulnerable people was shocking. Every aspect of their lives was controlled.”
He added: "The victims lived and worked alongside colleagues in factories and warehouses and yet were so terrified they were extremely reluctant to tell anyone about their plight."
A court in Leeds, north England, on Wednesday handed out jail terms to the three men, aged 38, 37 and 19, ranging from 12 months to more than three years.
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Source: PAP