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Wed 01 Jan 2009Trafficking claim woman agrees to help Garda
A NIGERIAN woman who is an alleged victim of sex traffickers has agreed at Ballina District Court, Co Mayo, to provide fingerprints to gardaí and identify to them the house in Castlebar where she was held against her will.
Through her solicitor Aidan Crowley, Edith Orumenes (23), who has been in custody for nine weeks after being arrested under the Immigration Act 2004 for not having travel documents, in- dicated she would comply with a request for her co-operation made by Judge Mary Devins. The judge granted a final remand to Castle- bar District Court on January 21st saying she was going to insist the State come up with evidence, otherwise she would direct that Ms Orumenes be removed from the criminal prosecution system.
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