Bangladeshi admits guilt on trafficking charge
A Bangladeshi man on trial for trafficking three fellow countrymen into the Maldives admitted guilt at court on Monday.
31 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
A Bangladeshi man on trial for trafficking three fellow countrymen into the Maldives admitted guilt at the criminal court on Monday.
Mohyuddin and Masoodh Rana are accused of taking money from three Bangladeshi men to bring them to the Maldives on false pretences. The two defendants were arrested last year after a meeting with the victims at the Sultan Park in Malé turned into a fistfight.
Both men previously pleaded not guilty to the human trafficking charges.
But at Monday’s hearing, Mohyuddin, who was speaking for himself because his lawyer did not show up, confessed to taking part in a trafficking operation but pinned the blame on his co-defendant Rana.
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