A British court has convicted a gang, consisting mostly of Slovaks, of trafficking homeless people from Central Europe to the United Kingdom. The vulnerable victims came from Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The gang faced charges of forced labour, money laundering and conspiracy to traffic with a view to exploitation. According to the prosecutor they were running a family business of slavery. The defendants are to be sentenced on April 27.
Martina Šimkovičová, Photo: AP/TASR