Russian women testify behind closed doors

A court yesterday started hearing evidence against a 37-year-old man who stands accused of trafficking persons for the purposes of prostitution and the production of pornographic material. A number of Russian women yesterday testified behind closed...

A court yesterday started hearing evidence against a 37-year-old man who stands accused of trafficking persons for the purposes of prostitution and the production of pornographic material.

A number of Russian women yesterday testified behind closed doors on a request by defence counsel Manwel Mallia and Giannella Caruana Curran.

The prosecution did not object and following a decree by Magistrate Giovanni Grixti the press was asked to leave the courtroom.

The man was arraigned late on Thursday and charged with living off prostitution, keeping a brothel and trafficking persons for the purposes of prostitution and the production of pornographic material.

Inspectors Louise Calleja and Raymond Aquilina prosecuted.

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