Six prostitutes request their passports back
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Just over a week after being handed a suspended sentence after admitting to their involvement in a prostitution racket, six foreign prostitutes were back in court requesting their passports back. Colombian nationals Johana Bermudez Patino, Yeiny Carolina AyalSix prostitutes request their passports back
Just over a week after being handed a suspended sentence after admitting to their involvement in a prostitution racket, six foreign prostitutes were back in court requesting their passports back. Colombian nationals Johana Bermudez Patino, Yeiny Carolina Ayala Moncada, Luisa Fernanda Villalba Monsalve, Maria Valentina Sanchez Quiguanas, Laura Cristina Loaiza Acevado and Daniela Cardona Carrillo had been released from custody on March 14 following their arraignment, each having been handed a 12-month jail term suspended for four years. Read: Sliema brothel raid lands eight in court The young women had pleaded guilty to living off the earnings of prostitution, running a brothel and using the Sliema premises for prostitution purposes. The day after judgment was delivered against them, their lawyer filed an application before the Magistrates’ Court requesting release of their passports. A week later, in view of the fact that the request had not yet been acceded to, lawyers assisting the women attempted a different route, filing special proceedings, known as habeas corpus - an action intended to remedy illegal arrest. Tantamount to illegal arrest - lawyers In proceedings on Friday... Read more