Human trafficking gang in court again

Five men accused of trafficking in under-aged girls will appear again in court in Zwolle on Tuesday, the Telegraaf reports.


The five were arrested following a major investigation into the disappearance of dozens of girls from refugee centres in the Netherlands.
According to the public prosecution department, the gang recruited the girls in Nigeria, promising them jobs if they came to the country as unaccompanied refugees. They also used voodoo to control the girls, the department says.
The case is being reheard after lawyers claimed undue pressure had been placed on the girls to testify.
Another gang was jailed on similar charges in 2009.

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