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25 Aug 2026 Global 🌎
▫️Paris prosecutors seek trial for French businessman Jacques Bouthier over alleged rape, human trafficking of Moroccan minor
The Paris prosecutor’s office has called for French businessman Jacques Bouthier to stand trial on charges including rape and human trafficking involving a Moroccan woman who was a minor when she was allegedly exploited and forced into prostitution, French media reported.
Citing an AFP report, RTL said prosecutors made the request in mid-August, asking an investigating judge to refer Bouthier, the founder and former CEO of Assu 2000, now known as Vilavi, and four other suspects to a departmental criminal court. Bouthier, once among France’s 500 wealthiest people, was placed under investigation and jailed in May 2022 after a Moroccan woman, identified in French media as Aicha, reported him to authorities.
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https://en.hespress.com/144287-paris-prosecutors-seek-trial-for-french-businessman-jacques-bouthier-over-alleged-rape-human-trafficking-of-moroccan-minor.html
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https://tidbits.press/en/article/french-tycoon-bouthier-faces-trial-for-trafficking
▫️Malta: 57 arrested after human trafficking and illegal immigration investigations, Minister says
Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield said on Monday that 57 people have been arrested across Marsa, Ħamrun, and Paola following police investigations into illegal immigration and human trafficking.
Minister Bedingfield said that from these 57 persons, 17 were arrested in Ħamrun, 35 were detained in Marsa, and the remaining five were taken away by law enforcement in Paola.
He shared this news through his Facebook page, stating that these arrests were made following an investigation and "coordinated work" by local immigration police and the Detention Services Agency.
https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2026-08-24/local-news/57-arrested-after-human-trafficking-and-illegal-immigration-investigations-Minister-says-6736292340
▫️Bangladesh: CID arrests 5 for human traff