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Three men who deny alleged modern day slavery crimes which are said to centre on a Carlisle car wash will not give evidence from the witness box…
Men who deny car wash modern slavery crimes will not give trial evidence Three men who deny alleged modern day slavery crimes which are said to centre on a Carlisle car wash will not give evidence from the witness box during their trial, jurors have been told. Defrim Paci, 42, is accused of operating at the head of a conspiracy which the prosecution say comprised “forced labour and arranging for people to come to the UK with a view to their being exploited” during 2016 and 2017. Paci is in the dock with his 37-year-old brother, Jetmir, and Sitar Ali, 33, manager of the Shiny car wash in W...
Three men are on trial at the city’s crown court. Brothers Defrim Paci, 42, and 37-year-old Jetmir Paci stand accused, along with Sitar Ali, 33, of modern slavery crimes linked to Shiny, Warwick Road. These were allegedly committed during 2016 and 2017, involving “forced labour and arranging for people to come to the UK with a view to their being exploited”. Three Romanians have already told a jury of working long hours in return for low pay, without protective equipment and living in “very dirty” multi-occupancy city accommodation. Evidence a fourth man gave to police in ...
A Carlisle car wash employee has spoken of “slave labour”, and of his boss “whistling” at workers to make them work harder.
TRIAL: Carlisle Crown Court A Carlisle car wash worker claimed he had no breaks during busy periods, suffered “cracked hands” from cleaning chemicals and slept on a mattress “full of bugs” in “very dirty” staff accommodation. At the city’s crown court yesterday, the man became the third employee to give evidence from the witness box in the trial of three men who deny alleged modern slavery crimes. These centre on Shiny hand car wash, Warwick Road, and were allegedly committed during 2016 and 2017. The man recalled travelling from London and initial employment at a differen...