芬兰警方周五表示，他们已启动庭前调查并逮捕了九人，涉嫌来自中国、在该北欧国家一家电池工厂工作的工人是人口贩运的受害者。
Finnish police said on Friday they have launched a pre-trial investigation and arrested nine people on suspicion that workers who came from China to work at a battery factory in the Nordic country were victims of human trafficking.
警方在一份声明中说，他们还怀疑与员工入境芬兰的安排有关的犯罪活动。警方称，庭前调查涉及一家芬兰劳务派遣机构和一家中国客户公司的活动及人员。中国驻赫尔辛基大使馆未立即回应置评请求。九名被捕者中有四人目前处于庭前羁押状态。
一名警方发言人拒绝就潜在受害者人数或任何嫌疑人是否已向调查人员作出陈述发表评论。
Police said in a statement they also suspected criminal activity in the arrangements related to the employees' entry into Finland The pre-trial investigation concerns the activities and personnel of a Finnish staffing agency and a Chinese client company, police said The Chinese embassy in Helsinki did not immediately respond to a request for comment Four of the nine people arrested are currently in pre-trial detention A police spokesperson declined to comment on the potential number of victims or if any of the suspects had given statements to investigators