'Not a flight risk' - Durban businessman pleads for bail in human trafficking case

A KwaZulu-Natal businessman, who is accused of human trafficking and sexual exploitation, is set to apply for bail at the Durban Magistrates Court. The 65-year-old, whose identity is protected by law, is accused of being the ringleader of a trafficking operation in which four women were allegedly lured from Johannesburg to Durban with promises of sales jobs before being forced into prostitution and pornography. His alleged accomplice, a 48-year-old man, is also expected in court.

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