Attorney Gerard Williams is threatening to take legal action against law enforcement authorities here after three Russian women were held for questioning by police into a possible human trafficking ring.
Williams told reporters that the State was denying the unnamed women their civil rights and liberties.
“What troubles me is that their civil liberties and rights are being denied and I will go further to say that the circumstances surrounding their being detained amounts to forced imprisonment,” Williams told reporters.
The women were reported to have been detained and questioned by the police last weekend on suspicion that they were victims of human trafficking. All of the women are in the mid-20’s and one is reported to be pregnant. They had been performing exotic dances at an entertainment club, north of here.
Local media reports said that the women have had their travel documents seized and confined to a local hotel.
Williams said he would be filing a habeas corpus application and bringing an action against the state “for what mounts to their imprisonment.”
“The police have not communicated with the Russian nationals or their counsel that their detention has anything to do with their protection,” he said.