the people that were trafficked were bangladeshi nationals and rohinja muslims — they are a persecutedm rakhine state. these were some of the trafficking routes used — they're trying to get to malaysia. this trial was sparked by the discovery of mass graves of refugees injungle camps near the thai—malaysian border, near a town called padang besar. here's our asia pacific editor, celia hatton. it was a gruesome discovery. in a remote it was a gruesome discovery. in a re m ote pa rt it was a gruesome discovery. in a remote pa rt of it was a gruesome discovery. in a remote part of the jungle, not far from thailand's border with malaysia, dozens of shallow graves. in thisjungle malaysia, dozens of shallow graves. in this jungle camp traffickers help migrants as hostages, demanding money from desperate relatives to secure their release. rape and torture were common. those who couldn't pay were killed. a crackdown on these camps led to thousands, mainly rohinja muslims, fleeing myanmar to be put into boats and left adrift. floating coffin is, they were called, as the bbc reported at the time