In Yakutia, two defendants were arrested in the case of the use of slave labor

In Yakutia, two residents of the Nyurbinsky district were arrested, accused of using slave labor with the use of violence. This was announced on April 8 by the press service of the regional directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia.

According to the investigation, the defendants held two men in their farm. It is specified that one of the workers was kept in improper conditions in a cowshed, where he was obliged to carry out work on the maintenance of cattle and could not actually move freely.

"Currently, the victims are receiving the necessary medical care, they are being treated in a medical facility. <...> The court has chosen a preventive measure in the form of detention against the accused," the Telegram channel of the regional department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation said.

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