Maldives criminal court Tuesday handed 10 year prison sentences to three Bangladeshi men under the landmark anti-human trafficking law.
The three had been charged with trafficking a Bangladesh woman after luring her to the Maldives in December 2013.
The anti-human trafficking law came into effect in December 2013 made trafficking in persons a criminal offence in the Maldives as the government looked to combat trafficked expats into the archipelago.
The enactment of measures under the law also ensures added protection to trafficked victims.
The law also criminalizes offenses such as forced labour and fraudulent recruitment as acts of human trafficking.
