A 71-year-old resident of Russia bought two workers, citizens of Uzbekistan, for $200 to work in his cottage at the end of 2022, Podrobno.uz reports citing Russian media.
A 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman who lived illegally in Russia got into slavery. They worked in the garden for about six months until the police came.
The pensioner-slave owner was detained. A criminal case was opened on illegal deprivation of a person’s freedom and organization of illegal migration. The criminal is now in a pre-trial detention center. Unknown sellers are being sought.
Source: Central Asian News Services