Belize City Businessman Charged for Trafficking in Persons

Forty-six-year-old Harish Kishanchand, a businessman of a Church Street address, appeared before the lower court today where he was arraigned on a single charge of trafficking in persons.  It is alleged that sometime between January twenty-first and November thirteenth, 2022, Kishanchand took advantage of a twenty-one-year-old man by abusing his position of vulnerability for the purpose of exploitation.  The man was compelled to work for Kishanchand under difficult conditions.  He eventually ran away and subsequently reported the matter to the police.  Kishanchand was represented in court by attorney Jacqueline Willoughby, while the matter is being prosecuted by D.P.P. Cheryl-Lyn Vidal.  He was offered bail in the sum of six thousand dollars, plus one surety of the same amount.  Kishanchand’s next court date is set for September thirtieth.