All of the victims and some other Myanmar citizens wanted to work in Thailand. They – therefore – contacted a Myanmar middleman, who helped them enter Thailand illegally. In return, each victim had to pay the middleman between 8,500 and 12,000 Baht. The victims were told that they would be working in a food or fruit processing factory. In April 2012, the 1^st, 2^nd and the 3^th victim travelled with Mr. M. T. and the 6^th and the 7^th victim travelled with Mr. J. T. to Thailand.

In order to get in to Thailand, they had to travel by car, boats as well as on foot. Along the way to the border, the middlemen collected some other Myanmar citizens, who also wanted to go to Thailand for finding a job. Once they arrived at the border, they entered Thailand illegally on foot in Mae Sod District, Tak Province. The 6^th and 7^th victim travelled together with other 40 Myanmar citizens by several pickup trucks to Bangkok, where they spent a night before they left for a dock in Cholburi Province in the next morning. At the same time, the 1^st and 2^nd victim and other 71 Myanmar citizens travelled directly to a dock in Chonburi Province by several pickup trucks.

At the Suvit-Jetty in Samaersan Subdistrict, Sattahip District in Chonburi Province, four of the victims (the 1^st, 2^nd, 6^th and the 7^th victim) first met the defendant – Mr. Uu Wen or Uu Win or Uu Wong – and were told by the defendant that each of them were sold at 12,500 Baht to him to work in fishing trawlers. In order to pay off this debt, the victims were forced to work in the vessels. Whenever they refused to work, they would be beaten up or they would be threatened to be killed.

The 1^st victim had to work in the fishing trawler number 56, which was controlled by skipper Tong Chui. The 2^nd victim was sent to the trawler number 12, the 3^rd and the 6^th and the 7^th victim to the trawler number 75, which is controlled by skipper Ga Dong. A fishing expedition took normally 15 – 20 days. During the trip, the victims had to do all the works needed to be done on the trawlers, i.e. spreading out the fishing net on the water, hauling them back in, sorting the catch, storing the fish in the boxes and covering them with ice. In case the victims became too ill to work or did not work fast enough, they would be beaten up or would be harmed with knives or with an electric shocker. All the victims were hence too frightened to escape.

After docking in the port, all nine victims had to sleep in the trawlers, where they were strictly controlled by the defendant or trawler’s skippers. Some of the victims were allowed to sleep in a wood row house near the trawlers, which was under strict control of the defendant and his accomplices.

As the trawler number 12 and 56 docked in June 2012, the 1^st and 2^nd victim secretly informed Mr. K. T. – the elder brother of the 1^st victim and also a relative of the 2^nd victim – and asked him for help. Mr. K. T. informed the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the “Labor Right Promotion Network Foundation” of the situation of his younger brother and his relative. By prior arrangement with the police, Mr. K. T. negotiated with Mr. Tong Chui and paid 15,000 Baht for the release of the 1^st victim.

Later in June 14, 2012, the 2^nd victim successfully contacted and asked Mr. K. T. again for help. By prior arrangement with police officer and according to the prior negotiation between Mr. K. T. and the defendant, 15,000 Baht was handed over to the defendant for the release of the 2^nd victim. The police could successfully take evidence photographs of the persons involved during the negotiation and the money handover.

After the release of the 2^nd victim, the police and officers from DSI (Department of Special Investigation) planned a rescue operation of trafficking victims. On July 26, 2012 the officers got a search and arrest warrant from the court. By this operation the 3^th victim and another 11 trafficked victims – including the 4^th – 9^th victim – were successfully rescued. The defendant was arrested, electric shocking devices were seized.

The 1^st, 2^nd, 6^th and the 7^th victim testified in court and informed the court of their situation on the trawlers. The content of their testimonies in court corresponded to the statement of the rest of the victims given to investigating officers and the statements of those given through an interpreter.