Liberia: Court Date for Trafficked Liberian Girls From Lebanon

Fourteen Liberian girls who have been the subject of a major human trafficking case in Liberia may soon get their day in court. FrontPageAfrica has learned that the trial of individuals accused of trafficking the girls to Lebanon is set to commence during the August Term of Court, AD 2015.

The four individuals including Abbas Debs, Tamba Gibson, Bashir Lakis and Aja Debs (sp) have been jointly indicted by the Government of Liberia to face trial for their alleged involvement in cajoling the Liberian girls into traveling to Lebanon with the hope of giving them better life only for them to end up in captivity. Fourteen of the girls were successfully brought back home in late March and since their arrival there have been calls for the government to push charges against the accused as quickly as possible.

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