Moroccans authorities launch investigation into kidnapped nationals in Myanmar

Moroccans authorities launch investigation into kidnapped nationals in Myanmar
Wednesday 15 May 2024 - 20:34

Moroccan authorities announced today that the Casablanca Court of Appeal’s prosecution launched a judicial investigation into the kidnapping of Moroccan nationals in Myanmar near Thailand, been ordered by the National Judicial Police Force (FNPJ).

Ina statement, authorities state that some of the victims and their families have filed complaints, and  were interviewed.

“The results of preliminary investigations showed that the matter is related to the existence of criminal networks specialized in human trafficking operating in the border areas of Myanmar, which conned their victims into concluding employment contracts in the mentioned areas under the cover of working for international e-commerce companies in exchange for attractive wages, but it turned out that this was only a way to deceive them and exploit them by detaining them and forcing them to work in harsh conditions.”

Considering the preliminary information available and reported by the media, “the Public Prosecution calls for caution and vigilance against recruitment attempts that are still ongoing through the Internet as well as some intermediaries in Morocco and abroad,” said the statement.

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