Thai officials selling Burmese refugees to human traffickers: report

Radio Australia: An investigation by the BBC has revealed that corrupt Thai officials and police have been selling Burmese refugees to human traffickers.

Thai officials selling Burmese refugees to human traffickers: report (Credit: ABC) 

 

Boatloads of Rohingya Muslims fleeing ethnic violence in Burma have been intercepted by the Thai navy.
In one case, a source close to a corrupt deal told the BBC that 73 refugees - detained and loaded into trucks for deportation - were handed over to people-smugglers.


Presenter: Liam Cochrane
Speaker: Chris Lewa, Director of Arakan Project, an NGO based in Bangkok