Chinese nationals back in court over human trafficking charges
Seven Chinese nationals face 160 counts, many of them relating to the violation of labour laws in South Africa
The matter continued the previous week, but had to be adjourned because Chichewe and Mandarin interpreters were not available at the time.
The accused – Kevin Tsao, Chen Hui, Qin Li, Jiaqing Zhou, Ma Biao, Dai Junying and Zhang Zhilian – have already been indicted on charges of human trafficking, debt bondage, kidnapping and pointing of a firearm.
The four men and three women were nabbed in November 2019 as part of a sting operation conducted by the department’s Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) branch in Gauteng, the South African Police Service (SAPS), the Department of Home Affairs and the Hawks.