Businessman is fifth to be charged over Chinese brothel raid

Businessman charged with managing or sharing a brothel, knowingly lived on the earnings of prostitution, and made use illicit use of commercial premises.

The Law Courts, Valletta
The Law Courts, Valletta

A businessman from Tarxien, who cannot be named by Court order, was the fifth person to be charged in connection with prostitution at a Chinese massage parlour in Balzan.

The man, whom the Court upheld a request to issue a ban on the publication of his name, given he runs various businesses, was arrested in Balzan on Sunday during a raid by Vice Squad police officers.

He was granted bail against a deposit of €1,000 and a €5,000 personal guarantee after pleading not guilty to having lived off the earnings of prostitution.

Yesterday, Lin Han, 32 of Attard, was granted bail against a deposit of €2,000 and a €20,000 personal guarantee after she pleaded not guilty to managing or sharing a brothel, knowingly lived on the earnings of prostitution, and made use illicit use of commercial premises.

All were arrested after days of observations conducted by plain clothes Vice Squad officers, where another three Chinese women were arrested for allegedly offering sexual services inside the massage parlours.

Police Inspector Louise Calleja informed Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit that €24,000 in cash were seized from Han's residence in Attard.

Han also co-owns the 'Golden Horse' Chinese restaurant in Attard, but police said it was not connected to the investigations.

She is also currently undergoing separate criminal proceedings on similar charges before another Magistrate after she was arrested last year.

Three other women, 42 year-old Liu Renhua, 43 year-old Yu Yali and 44 year-old Qin Weihong were separately charged late Monday evening with using an establishment for prostitution.

They pleaded not guilty and were remanded in custody, with Magistrate Marsann Farrugia ordering they be escorted to Corradino Prisons.

 

 

 

 

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If found guilty the four of them should be sent back immediately to China.
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@thinkahead, Go to Paceville after sundown, there's plenty of giveaway sex there!
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Joseph MELI
Looks like a case of "never looking a Golden Horse in the mouth".Also why cant this businessman be named?As apparently all one has to retain anonymity is to obtain a court order- granted by whom and on what grounds in this case? Year of the Snake alright!
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Brothels should be legalised, we men need sex once in awhile, Why I need to go abroad to have some sex.