Sompol Jirotemontree, or "Ko Nung", former chairman of the Trang Fishing Association, will serve 14 years in jail, the Trang Provincial Court ruled on Friday. (Photo by Methee Muangkaew)TRANG: The former chairman of the Trang Fishing Association and five other defendants were sentenced on Friday to 14 years behind bars for human trafficking. The Trang Provincial Court handed down the ruling against Sompol Jirotemontree and his co-defendants for using slave labour and unauthorised possession of firearms, among other charges. Sompol, better known in Trang as Ko Nung, also operates the Poka Sathaporn fish market in Kantang district. The action followed efforts by the Labour Ministry and an NGO to help forced labourers from Myanmar working on fishing boats in the province.

Source: Bangkok Post March 17, 2017 14:03 UTC