Trafficking, often involving forced marriages into China, is a massive problem in Myanmar, which is still reeling from civil war after the military seized power in 2021
Myanmar military courts have sentenced a dozen individuals – including five Chinese nationals – to life imprisonment for their involvement in multiple human trafficking cases, state-run media reported on Saturday.
According to the Myanmar Alin newspaper, the convictions stem from a range of offences, including the online distribution of sex videos and the trafficking of Myanmar women into forced marriages in China.
In one case, five people, including two Chinese nationals identified as Lin Te and Wang Xiaofeng, were sentenced to life imprisonment by a military court in Yangon, the country’s largest city, on July 29.
They were found guilty under Myanmar’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons law for producing sex videos involving three Myanmar couples and distributing the footage online for profit.
