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Trial for Thailand's Major Human Trafficking Case Begins

Trial for Thailand's Major Human Trafficking Case Begins

In Thailand, A major human trafficking trial has begun at a criminal court in Bangkok.

The court's examination of 500 witnesses in the case against 88 suspects is expected to take up to 2 years, which means verdicts will be even further away.

The investigation and arrests followed the discovery in May of 30 bodies in a grave near a human trafficking camp on a hillside deep in a jungle near the Thailand-Malaysia border.

The case has sparked a global outcry, with the victims reportedly held for ransom in detention camps, facing torture and starvation.

Source: http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/12/24/3801s909907.htm
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