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93 people were arrested in Krasnoyarsk for prostitution and its organization for 4 months of 2006, Yevgeniy Yakovlev, the head of the vice squad of Krasnoyarsk Directorate for Internal Affairs, announced at the briefing on May, 17.
According to Yakovlev, '22 operative actions had to be held to arrest so many prostitutes and souteneurs'. 70 of 93 arrested people were incited to administrative proceedings. 8 files to be formed as criminal cases were also collected.
The head of the department also noted that the punishment provided for these offenses was very soft and not efficient. 'The prostitutes arrested and people, who organize prostitution – souteneurs – are often punished with a fine of $35-$50. In rare cases they can be sentenced to imprisonment. For this reason all these people start doing this business again after arrest. The fines they pay are much lower than the sums they earn,' he explained.
Yakovlev added that the department planned to pay special attention to road prostitution, since this type of business is very active in summer.
Moreover, the department also plans to struggle against male prostitution.
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