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Berry picker testifies as human trafficking trial resumes in Lapland

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A criminal trial related to dozens of counts of aggravated human trafficking by leaders of a berry picking company resumed on Tuesday at Lapland District Court .

The defendants in the case include the CEO of berry firm Kiantama , Vernu Vasunta and the company's Thai business partner Kalyakorn "Durian" Phongpit .

32 berry pickers are scheduled to testify in the trial remotely, either from Finland or Thailand .

According to Kuivala , the workers that will testify in this case were chosen so that interested parties from each of the company's berry picking camps will be heard by the court. The trial began in September and the case is expected to continue until the end of March 2024 ..

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