Steep increase in prostitution arraignments

The police in the first three months of this year arraigned 55 persons on prostitution charges - compared to 61 for the whole of last year. In all, the police made 131 arraignments on prostitution charges between January and March this year, with a...

The police in the first three months of this year arraigned 55 persons on prostitution charges - compared to 61 for the whole of last year. In all, the police made 131 arraignments on prostitution charges between January and March this year, with a number of people being arraigned several times.

The total number of arraignments for the whole of last year was 335. The accused were arrested in Ta'Xbiex, Gzira and Marsa.

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