Myanmar military courts cracks down on human trafficking, 12 sentenced to life imprisonment

Myanmar military courts cracks down on human trafficking, 12 sentenced to life imprisonment

Myanmar’s military courts have sentenced 12 individuals, including five Chinese nationals, to life in prison for human trafficking offences, including forced marriages and online sex tape distribution, state media reported Saturday.

Chinese security officers stand at a border gate between Kachin rebel-controlled Laiza in Myanmar’s north and China’s western Yunnan. File image/ AP