Case Number
CA 11196/02
Date Decided
8-13-2003
Decision Type
Appellate
Document Type
Full Opinion
Abstract
Facts: Appellant was convicted, in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa District Court, of trafficking in persons for the purpose of employing them as prostitutes, in violation of section 203A(a) of the Penal Law, 1977, as well as for the additional crimes of pimping for prostitution, threats, and false imprisonment. Appellant contested the District Court’s interpretation of the statutory provisions.
Held: The Court held that the elements of the crime of trafficking in persons – sale and purchase – should not be interpreted according to criteria borrowed from civil law. As such, the Court refused to interpret those terms in their narrow sens. Rather, it held that every link in the chain of sale is an act of trafficking, so long as it permits people to be treated as property or chattel that can be transferred for trade.
Keywords
Criminal Law -- Offenses
