Six people were freed from slavery in the Moscow region
Five suspects who were holding people in a private house in Ramenskoye were detained
Quick Look
- In the Ramensky urban district, law enforcement officers freed six men who were held in slavery from July 10 to July 22.
- Five suspects were detained and charged with unlawful deprivation of liberty with the use of weapons.
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Why It Matters
The suspects found victims at train stations and streets and then forcibly detained them in a private home.
Six people were rescued from slavery in the Moscow region of Ramenskoye, a criminal case was opened, and five defendants were detained, Olga Vradiy, senior assistant to the head of the regional headquarters of the RF IC, told RIA Novosti.
According to the investigation, from July 10 to July 22, the defendants illegally detained six men in a private house in the Ramensky urban district and forced them to work on a construction site, taking the money they earned. At the same time, the victims were threatened with violence, including with weapons. Vradiy added that the defendants found their victims at railway stations and streets.
“Law enforcement agencies became aware of the illegal actions of the accused, after which the victims were released during the raid,” she said.
A criminal case has been opened, five men have been charged with “illegal deprivation of liberty of six citizens by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, using weapons.”
“Four men were given a preventive measure in the form of detention, another defendant was given house arrest,” Vradiy noted.
Open Questions
- What are the further time frames for the investigation?
- Did the suspects have accomplices?
