Indonesians saved from prostitution

Indonesians saved from prostitution

MALAYSIA: Malaysian authorities rescued 10 Indonesian women who were allegedly smuggled into Sabah on Kalimantan island and forced into prostitution, AP reported.

Malaysian police and Indonesian immigration officials raided a hotel in Keningau town and freed the women Wednesday after three other Indonesian women who escaped from the hotel alerted them.

Four Malaysian men were arrested and could face charges of running a prostitution ring.

Police were not immediately available for comment.

All 13 Indonesian women, age 17 to 24, were returned to Indonesia Friday, said Makdun Tahir, an Indonesian immigration official in Sabah.

Women, children and babies trafficking are rampant in the region. But few of the perpetrators were sent to jail over the offenses. --AP