Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday charged 33 women with human trafficking after they were detained following a raid on a surrogacy business in the capital last month. Court spokesman Ly Sophanna said on Friday that a judge decided to detain the women for allegedly violating article 16 of the Law on the Suppression of Human Trafficking and and Sexual Exploitation.

 

“Those women were questioned and the court listened to them,” Mr Sophanna said. “They are now in jail for detention.” Article 16 of the law stipulates that the buying or exchanging of a person for profit is illegal and could carry a jail sentence of up to 20 years.

 

After the raid last month, the municipal court charged the five leaders of the surrogacy business with human trafficking. Court documents identified the accused as Liu Qiang, a Chinese national who’s accused of being the ringleader, and Cambodians Svay Sreynoch, Koeun Sreylang, Lim Sopheap and Thai Pheap.

 

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7 hours ago, geovalin said:

They are now in jail for detention.

Great place to keep pregnant women, Cambodian Prison probably has great medical care and delivery rooms too.