Norest Maruma who was part of a syndicate that lured Zimbabwean female job seekers to Kuwait on the pretext of lucrative jobs was yesterday convicted on five counts of contravening sections of the Trafficking in Persons Act by magistrate Lazini Ncube, who is expected to deliver her sentence today. Maruma faces more than 50 years in jail. She also faces another three counts of trafficking in a separate case.
In passing judgment, Ncube said Maruma was into the business of trafficking as she held an office in Kuwait other than the embassy. State prosecutor Francisca Mukumbiri told the court that Maruma did not assist any of the victims when they told her victims that they were being abused by their employers.
The court heard that in February last year, Maruma recruited and transferred the complainants to work as maids in Kuwait. The complainants’ passports were seized as soon as they got into Kuwait and they were subjected to slavery and exploitation and made to work for more than 22 hours a day without rest.
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