Scary thought

The findings of the Law Enforcement Council that the enforcement of the prostitution policy is a mess does not come as a surprise, but the report makes it official.

When the Border Bar’s proprietor Angel Priest was sentenced in 2012 for human trafficking and exploitation, the prosecutor’s office asked the government to close down the place. Minister of Economic affairs at the time Ted Richardson did nothing,

Similar requests are currently pending for temporarily revoking the permits of Le Petit Chateau and El Capitan and possibly also for Hypnotic.

But our Minister of Tourism and Economic Affairs remains silent on the issue, suggesting that there are forces at work beyond her pay grade. Surely, that’s a scary thought.

Under such circumstances, brothel owners have free reign; they may run into trouble every now and then, but once the smoke has cleared they will continue doing what they have always done.

Do not expect any action from parliament either, because all fifteen MPs have so far kept their mouths firmly shut when it comes to human trafficking, exploitation and the role our local brothels play in this field.