A Russian man who came to Thailand as a tourist told RIA Novosti that he was lured into slavery in a fraud center in Myanmar, promising to pay for an inspection of a construction project.
The Russian is engaged in the design of buildings.
According to him, in Bangkok he met local residents who invited him to look at the project near Chiang Mai.
"They just had to watch it, and they promised to pay money. Everything was friendly, there was no particular embarrassment," he said.
On the way, acquaintances suggested stopping in another city to meet friends. There the Russian met a man who was supposed to take him to the facility. On the way they crossed the river.
"The doubts started after we crossed the river, and that's how I ended up in Myanmar."
According to him, his passport, phone and laptop were taken. "All communication channels were unavailable," he added.
Earlier, the Russian embassy in Myanmar reported that the Russian was released and handed over to Russian diplomats.
A Russian man freed from a fraudulent call center in Myanmar has been recognized as a victim of the slave trade, Russia's ambassador to Thailand said.
The Russian will fly home on November 12, his health condition is satisfactory.
He spent two years as a slave in Myanmar.
Myanmar's rebel-held Golden Triangle region is home to many fraudulent call centers that employ people from different linguistic groups in slave-like conditions. Call centers buy workers from brokers who lure people into "slavery" from other countries, including neighboring Thailand.
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