Interior Ministry intensifies efforts to curb immoral behaviour and human trafficking to protect Bahrain’s image

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Staff Reporter

Many citizens have taken to social media to express their outrage over ‘growing online flesh trade across social media platforms’. This follows the arrest of three women who were behind an “immoral video” currently being circulated on social media.

“The Capital Police arrested three women in relation to a social media video that went viral,” the Interior Ministry tweeted. The ministry added that relevant legal procedures have been taken before referring the case to the Public Prosecution.

Retweeting on the issue, Mona Al Bassam commented: “Congratulations to the Interior Ministry. Such arrests will end online immoral behaviour and flesh trade in the Kingdom.”

Al Bassam also posted a screenshot along with the retweet showing a social media profile with a woman’s picture inviting “potential customers to engage in flesh trade”. All social media platforms are allegedly being misused by the vice network to boost flesh trade in the Kingdom.

Speaking to The Daily Tribune, a citizen who doesn’t want to be named, said: “All social media platforms are filled with links posted by members of the vice network, which is very well established. They post vulgar and indecent pictures of women with an aim to attract potential customers.

“During the pandemic, the vice network also started going online like other sectors. It is high time the authorities put a brake on these activities or else it will affect the image of our great nation.” Another citizen said he received a WhatsApp call from a foreign number that he hadn’t seen before.

“It was a woman on the other side. She asked me to turn the video call on. I did so and all I could see was a nude woman on the other side, asking me to come to an apartment in Juffair. I abruptly disconnected the call. “There has to be tough action to curb such activities on social media or else it could adversely affect the future of our young generation,” he lamented.

The Interior Ministry has intensified its efforts against vice trade and its associated crime human trafficking. The Daily Tribune recently published a report in which Global Organized Crime Index highlights the Kingdom’s success against human trafficking.

Attributing the Kingdom’s low criminality score to its high success in combating human trafficking, the report called for increased caution to maintain the success record.