Myanmar military courts sentence 12 to life for human trafficking, including Chinese nationals

Bangkok, Aug 2: 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 Saturday.

According to the Myanma Alinn newspaper, the convictions stem from a range of offenses 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.