Jurors in Liberia’s largest human trafficking trial visited the compound in Margibi County where 57 alleged victims say they were held, abused, and forced to recruit relatives and friends into the trafficking network. Prosecutors argue the site was the base of an organization that lured people with false promises of jobs abroad before subjecting them to rape, beatings, torture, and extortion, while defendants maintain it was simply a business office. The visit, conducted under police escort and involving jurors, defendants, victims, and legal teams, marked a pivotal moment in a case that has drawn both national and international attention.

Anthony Stephens reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this link: Liberia: Jurors, Defendants and Alleged Victims Visit Site at Center of Largest Human Trafficking Trial as Case Enters Crucial Phase – FrontPage Africa Online

This story was a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the Investigating Liberia project. Funding was provided by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The funder had no say in the story’s content.