(AP file photo)A Criminal Court judge began handing down rulings for 103 defendants in Thailand's biggest human trafficking trial on Wednesday, and by mid-morning had pronounced 21 people guilty, with judgments expected to last late into the day. "There are many people in this human trafficking network," Gen Prayut told reporters on Wednesday. Rights groups say trafficking networks were largely left intact by the 2015 crackdown and trial. Sunai Phasuk, senior Thai researcher for Human Rights Watch, said the heaviest sentence for those convicted of trafficking could be the death sentence. The government denies that trafficking syndicates are still flourishing and has said it has largely eliminated human trafficking in the country.

Source: Bangkok Post July 19, 2017 08:15 UTC