On 25 August, a group of seven Myanmar women went live on Facebook asking for help as they got into trouble in Dubai. They said ‘Ma May Phone (aka) Ma Htet Htet (aka) Ma Kay Thi Myint offered them well-paying jobs for the position of a housemaid in Dubai and they were not employed for over three months, getting kept in a small room for over one month. They were threatened to be sent to Iraq and have to give K10 million if they do not want to go there. Therefore, they ran away from the apartment and rented a small room paying fees for 10 days with the help of Myanmar citizen there. They have no food to eat and no place to go. Therefore, they ask for help from those who found their live talk on Facebook’.
The officials of the Myanmar Police Force investigated the Facebook Live starting at 6 pm on 25 August and were able to contact these seven Myanmar women on messenger on 26 August and knew their hiding location via Google Map on the same day.
On 26 August, Myanmar Police Force reported to Dubai Police Force in the UAE and Naif Police Station in Dubai where the seven women were hiding and exchanged information with Interpol at the same time. According to such efforts of the Myanmar Police Force, seven Myanmar women were sent to the Dubai women’s care centre under the arrangement of the Dubai Police Force.
According to the online investigation of the police –
- The suspect Kay Thi Myint persuaded the young Myanmar girls by promising illegal jobs, trafficking them to third countries, threatening the victims if they did not accept their plans, asking for compensation and exploiting their salary for three or six months. Therefore, a case was opened at the Tamwe Myoma police station in Yangon to carry out further investigation.
- Mee Mee (aka) Naw Thaw Sae living in Myanmar who sent Myanmar women to the suspect Kay Thi Myint living in Dubai was detained at the Tamwe Myoma Police station on 26 August and Ma Swe Swe Myint (aka) Athay Lay on 29 August.
- Myanmar Police Force kept reporting the timely news to Dubai Police Force and Interpol NCB (Abu Dhabi) and the suspect Kay Thi Myint was arrested by Dubai Police Force on 30 August. Interpol released Red Notice that Kay Thi Myint was a fugitive who committed trafficking on 31 August.
- Suspect Kay Thi Myint will face legal actions for trafficking Myanmar girls to Dubai and finding illegal jobs for them, threatening and trafficking them to third countries and exploiting their compensations and wages in 2021 and 2022. Moreover, Myanmar Police Force will keep investigating to arrest the remaining suspects, supporters and groups that offer jobs illegally.
With the cooperation work of the Myanmar Police Force, Dubai Police Force and Interpol NCB (Abu Dhabi), and the efforts of the Myanmar Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Myanmar government repatriated the suspect Kay Thi Myint and seven victims in Myanmar National Airlines on 8 December and they arrived at Yangon International Airport on 9 December. The victims were welcomed by officials from Myanmar Police Force and other relevant departments.
The seven victims who got into trouble in Dubai were saved and repatriated to Myanmar. They are now well-treated and will be sent to their parents after doing proper interviews.
Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar Newspaper (10-9-2022)
- Due to the combined efforts of Myanmar-Dubai Police Forces, seven Myanmar women who got into troubles in Dubai after being trafficked were sentback to Myanmar and other three human traffickers were arrested.
- Suspect Kay Thi Myint will face legal actions for trafficking Myanmar girls to Dubai and finding illegal jobs for them, threatening and trafficking them to third countries and exploiting their compensations and wages in 2021 and 2022. Moreover, Myanmar Police Force will keep investigating to arrest the remaining suspects, supporters and groups that offer jobs illegally.