Thai general convicted of human trafficking

A Thai general was found guilty of human trafficking yesterday as a Bangkok court convicted scores of people in a mass trial.

During a day of delivering verdicts for many of the 102 defendants, Bangkok Criminal Court found Lieutenant-general Manas Kongpan guilty of multiple charges.

Thailand launched a crackdown on human trafficking in 2015. Gangmasters abandoned their human cargo in jungle camps where hundreds perished from starvation and malaria, or died at sea in overcrowded boats.