QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
DIVISIONAL COURT
2 Park Street, Cardiff CF10 1ET |
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B e f o r e :
SIR JOHN THOMAS
MR JUSTICE HICKINBOTTOM
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SAMIR | Claimant | |
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CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE | Defendant |
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"Businessmen like Mr Samir who operate premises in this manner are exploiting those individuals and perpetuating the traffic of illegal immigrants in the UK. Often such illegal persons are exploited and abused and are not paid a fair wage for what they do."
The police accepted on 6th February 2012 that there was no evidence that Mr Samir had been engaged in trafficking, withdrew that, apologised for it and withdrew their objection. However, it is quite clear that there was evidence on which the charges of knowingly employing could proceed.