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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Arthur Chan-Chan, an ex-agent of the National Security Agency has been unanimously found guilty of human trafficking\u2014the first person with a direct link to the Liberian government to be convicted of the charge following a landmark trial. Ten of the twelve jurors in case at Criminal Court \u201cA\u201d said they agreed with state prosecutors that Chan-Chan had committed the crime. After the verdict, Judge Roosevelt Willie ordered the probation office at the Justice Ministry to submit Chan-Chan\u2019s pre-sentence report to him next Wednesday. The report on Chan-Chan\u2019s background from his family, friends, ex-workmates, and neighbors, will determine the length of his sentence by Wille.<\/p>\n

Liberia\u2019s amended anti-human trafficking law provides for up to 20 years as a minimum sentence for convicts of human trafficking.<\/p>\n

During their final argument on Thursday, state lawyers said Chan-Chan, who was assigned at the Roberts International Airport prior to his arrest and detention, abused his position by trafficking many women, two of whom testified against him in the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cArthur was the head. He was the conduit, said Wesseh A. Wesseh Liberia\u2019s Acting Solicitor General. \u201cWithout him, the girls would not have been trafficked. He was using his position at the airport to exploit these girls….to traffic them under deception.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cllr. Wesseh expressed excitement about the verdict afterwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will serve as a deterrent to individuals who want to use their positions in the public or private sectors to engage in Trafficking In Persons (TIP).\u201d<\/p>\n

Cllr. Sennay Carlor, Chan-Chan\u2019s lead lawyer declined to comment on the verdict but had restated the defense\u2019s line of argument in court earlier in the day that Chan-Chan was innocent of the charge.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe case here is false allegation,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a false allegation placed on this poor man who has been in jail since last September. The man is suffering in jail.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arthur\u2019s conviction comes as the Liberian government strives to improve its standing in the US annual TIP report on a matter that has plagued the country\u2019s international image.<\/p>\n

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