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Mohammed Yaseen, Staff Reporter

The Dubai Court of Appeal upheld a 3-year-jail term issued by the Court of First Instance against an Asian gang to be followed by deportation for exploiting a minor girl in prostitution.

The case dates back to the time, when verified information received by the police stating that a girl under 18 was held in an apartment by a gang for using her in immoral acts and working in a nightclub.

According to the statement of a cop, who was part of the investigations team, an Asian gang was arrested red handed in an ambush following receiving verified information stating that a minor girl was held by a gang. They exploited her in immoral acts, the cop added.

The cop, as an undercover, went to the hotel, where the girl worked, met one of the convicts, and expressed his admiration for the girl. The convict had a deal with the cop to let him spend a night with the girl in return for Dhs3,000 in addition to Dhs300 for a room in the same hotel.

Accordingly, the cop communicated with his colleagues and provided them the required information on which as a permit was issued by the Public Prosecution in Dubai to arrest the gang.

The security team was able to arrest and the convict who agreed with the cop, the driver (the second convict) who was transporting the girl from the apartment, where she was held, and the third convict, who was accompanying her.

The girl stated that she had arrived in the country one month before her arrest, after a job offer was made to her by one of the convicts. She contacted the latter after her friend provided her with his number, as she was looking for a job, the girl added.

She continued, “One of the convicts informed me that there was a job opportunity in a hotel in Dubai for a monthly salary of Dhs2,000, and I agreed to the offer. Then, another one of the convicts helped me in my home country obtain a passport with older age, so that I can travel to Dubai.”

She arrived in Dubai, where she and another girl who was also came on the same flight were received by one of the convicts, who took them to an apartment, where he locked her up and took her passport and visa. He informed her that she would work as a dancer and in immoral acts. She practiced her work for a month before they were arrested all.