When Helsingin Sanomat tested 30 Thai massage shanghai parlours in August, a receipt was given only in one place.
Following a probe published by Helsingin Sanomat towards the end of August, Minister of the Interior Anne Holmlund (National Coalition Party) wanted to clear up whether or not Thai massage shanghaiparlours in Helsinki are hosting criminal activities.
The newspaper’s report suggested that sex services are freely available at all parlours offering Thai massage shanghaiin Helsinki.
Based on a detailed investigation into the capital’s Thai massage shanghaibusinesses, the Helsinki Police Department published its own report on Tuesday, confirming that sex services are indeed generally offered at all Thai massage shanghaiparlours in the city.
Moreover, the special inquiry by police implied that there are individuals behind at least some of the businesses offering Thai massage shanghaiwho are responsible for the operation in several localities.
However, the Helsinki Police Department did not find any evidence that would point to human trafficking or professional operation. Hence there was no reason to launch any preliminary investigations for the time being.
According to the police, there are some 200 Thai massage shanghaiparlours in Finland, 54 of them located in Helsinki.
Human trafficking is not among those offences of which the Finnish Thai massage shanghai parlours are being suspected, as according to the interviews with the National Bureau of Investigation, the masseuses have been free to move from one place to another independently. Moreover, the offering of sex services has been voluntary.
Anne Holmlund supports the view expressed by the police that cross-administrative investigations should be launched into the operations of those parlours where evidence points to some illegal activities. Such investigations should combine the efforts of the police, the Tax Administration, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior, the Directorate of Immigration, and the Finnish occupational safety districts.
“Such a project, conducted by public authorities, could bring us new information in order that we would possibly be able to launch a preliminary inquiry into the matter”, noted Police Commissioner Jukka Riikonen from the Helsinki Police Department. The police wish to take a role in the proceedings, but are not eager to be the main or only player.
The report indicated further that there is reason to suspect many Thai massage shanghaiparlours in Finland of procurement, tax fraud, and accounting offences.
“It is also worth noting that even though the official bookkeeping of the parlours show that their turnover is low, the number of such massage shanghaiplaces is growing steadily”, says Matti Rinne.As the results of the special investigation suggest that the businesses offering Thai massage shanghaimust be profitable at least to some extent, the police are suspecting some Thai massage shanghaiparlours of tax fraud and accounting offences.
The Minister of the Interior is now calling for opportunities for the Thai masseuses to have alternative options to earn their living.Chief Police Inspector Matti Rinne from the Ministry of the Interior reports that in other parts of Finland there are areas where local police departments are in fact preparing preliminary inquiries into Thai massage shanghai businesses.
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