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Man Sentenced for Human Trafficking Via Sea
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The Southwest Finland District Court has sentenced a Somali-born man from Sweden to a 60-day conditional prison sentence for trying to illegally smuggle a woman into Finland. The man, born in 1989, attempted to bring the young Somali woman from Stockholm to Turku.
The court says the man was working for a human trafficking organisation.
The man and woman were taken into custody at Turku harbour in October. The woman was travelling without identification. She immediately registered as an asylum seeker.
During questioning, the woman said she flew to Stockholm via Dubai with forged papers. She also paid 10,000 dollars to smugglers.
The man claimed he met the woman by chance at the harbour terminal. However, surveillance cameras show a third person paying for the tickets. Furthermore, the man was travelling without a jacket. A border guard testified that he was likely planning to return to Stockholm on the same ship.
The district court reduced the man’s sentence by one month. He was taken to West Finland prison, where he was later released.
The man and woman were taken into custody at Turku harbour in October. The woman was travelling without identification. She immediately registered as an asylum seeker.
During questioning, the woman said she flew to Stockholm via Dubai with forged papers. She also paid 10,000 dollars to smugglers.
The man claimed he met the woman by chance at the harbour terminal. However, surveillance cameras show a third person paying for the tickets. Furthermore, the man was travelling without a jacket. A border guard testified that he was likely planning to return to Stockholm on the same ship.
The district court reduced the man’s sentence by one month. He was taken to West Finland prison, where he was later released.
YLE
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