A court in Thailand has found a former general guilty of human trafficking at a landmark trial in Bangkok. Manus Konpang is among more than 40 people convicted in the trafficking of Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims, a persecuted minority fleeing Myanmar. <br/><br/>More than 100 defendants are on trial on charges including trafficking, kidnapping and murder. Muslim Rohingya have been fleeing Myanmar for years, paying people smugglers to help them escape. <br/><br/>Konpang's arrest in June 2015, was seen as part of an effort by Thailand to close down a human smuggling route through the country. The judge found him guilty of human trafficking and organised transnational crime. He and the other defendants found guilty have yet to be sentenced.