Two Cuban nationals accused in Guyana of human trafficking and related offences are granted bail after previously being remanded in custody. Raudel Valverde and Yenifer María Quevedo Millán appear before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The case concerns allegations involving a fellow Cuban woman, whom prosecutors say was trafficked for sexual exploitation.
According to the charges described by the outlets, Valverde faces allegations including unlawfully withholding documents and recruiting by force or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. Quevedo Millán faces an allegation of harbouring a person for the purpose of exploitation. The accused had been remanded to prison when the charges were first laid earlier in the month, but on Friday their bail applications are heard and bail is granted.
The reports do not describe the bail conditions in detail. The matter remains pending in court as the case proceeds.
