Malaysia's New Trafficking Law Leads To First Conviction Over Prostitution Case

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First Posted: 12-23-08 10:50 AM   |   Updated: 01-23-09 05:12 AM

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Ndtv.com:

An Indian woman has been sentenced to eight years in jail by a Malaysian court in Kuala Lumpur for forcing her 33-year-old compatriot into prostitution, thus becoming first person to be convicted under the country's new Anti-Trafficking In Persons Act.

The court was told on Monday that the victim had been promised a maid's job (with a monthly salary of about Rs 6000) by her Indian agent Punitha Raja (32), local media reports said.

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An Indian woman has been sentenced to eight years in jail by a Malaysian court in Kuala Lumpur for forcing her 33-year-old compatriot into prostitution, thus becoming first person to be convicted unde...
An Indian woman has been sentenced to eight years in jail by a Malaysian court in Kuala Lumpur for forcing her 33-year-old compatriot into prostitution, thus becoming first person to be convicted unde...
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- mergina I'm a Fan of mergina 96 fans permalink
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ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. LET'S GO GET THEM ALL.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:10 AM on 12/24/2008
- xxnounxx I'm a Fan of xxnounxx 5 fans permalink

Good for malaysia..i hope other countries take a leaf out of their books.
all pimp,prostitutes,drug dealers ,child trafickers,should rot in jail.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:02 AM on 12/24/2008
- Tatiana I'm a Fan of Tatiana 12 fans permalink
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Don't get how and why some people can be so cruel?
A brain defect or lack thereof. Certainly a void in moral conscienceness.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:13 PM on 12/23/2008
- GeorgeP922 I'm a Fan of GeorgeP922 108 fans permalink
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I hope America takes the good example Malaysia has shown and take Trafficing more seriously.

Whats sad is here in America, we don't have a war on Human Traficking but we have a 20 year multi-trillion dollar war on drugs.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:00 PM on 12/23/2008
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