40 defendants referred to criminal court on human trafficking charges

CAIRO – 23 May 2018: Egypt’s Attorney General, Nabil Sadek, referred 40 defendants Wednesday to the Criminal court on charges of human trafficking and Smuggling of migrants.

The Public Funds Prosecution initiated an investigation into information provided by the Administrative Control Authority (ACA). ACA claimed that an employee in the Ministry of Foreign affairs is exploiting his position to orchestrate human trafficking and smuggling of migrants’ crimes.

The employee conspired with others to introduce minor females into the world of prostitution according to the authorities’ investigations.