IPNEWS: Police in Monrovia says they have investigated, charged and sent to court, a 31-year-old woman identified as Retina Capehart for her alleged involvement into recruiting several Liberian girls to Oman
Those trafficked to Oman by defendant Capehart are Beray Z. Philips, Gift Slangon, and Vivian Slangon. Others are Grace Slangon, Naomi Z Koso, Lucy Lahai, Riena Kartee and Princess A. Marshall.
According to the Liberia National Police charged sheet, the named victims are currently in a state of slavery and human rights abuses.
The LNP further disclosed that victims Massa Bah and Lahai were also recruited and transported to Oman in 2021 by the named defendant, but had since returned to Liberia in February 2022 based on a complaint filed by the LNP and its intervention.
The Police charged sheet quoted Meleke, the fiancé of victim Massa, who explained that Massa was recruited by defendant Retina Capehart alias Aisha Kelleh with an understanding of her getting a job and earning US$500 monthly, but surprisingly she was only being paid 70.00 rails US$170) equivalent monthly.
He further explained that Aisha promised to return to Oman a week later after his fiancée had travelled but failed to return to Oman and had been living in Liberia up to present.
Meanwhile, the Liberia National Police has charged defendant Retina Capehart with the commission of the crimes “Trafficking in Persons and Forgery “which according to them violates section 2 (a)and (a) and 15.70 of the new trafficking in persons Act and the penal law of Liberia pending court trial.
