By Bernadette H. Carreon
Horizon news staff

Associate Justice Kathleen Salii will hand down the sentence today to the three foreigners found guilty of people trafficking.
The sentencing is scheduled at 9 a.m. at her sala.
Earlier government prosecutors recommended a maximum of 25 years jail term against defendant Teng Feng Chiang and Bai Yue Wang to serve 25 years imprisonment , pay a fine of $100,000 and pay restitution to all 10 former employees of Carnival Bar and Restaurant.
The government also asked the court to deport the two foreigners after serving a portion of their sentence.
Chiang and Wang were earlier convicted of several counts of people trafficking with Philippine national Lolita Pamintuan.
People trafficking carry a maximum penalty of 25 years imprisonment. The government due to Pamintuan’s age has asked the court to send her to jail for two years and pay a fine of $10,000.
The AGO also recommended Pamintuan’s deportation after serving a proportion of her sentence
For defendant Katherine Manio who was found guilty of explotation of a trafficked person, the AGO recommended a jail term of five years, $10,000 fine and deportation after serving a portion of her sentence.
Defense lawyers,however sought for deportation instead of incarceration.
Salii’s verdict set a precedent, making Chiang, Wang and Pamintuan the first to be convicted of people trafficking in the country.
Chiang, Wang and Pamintuan were found guilty of trafficking 10 former Chinese and Filipino waitresses of Carnival Bar and Restaurant by Associate Justice Kathleen Salii.
Manio, a Philippine national was found guilty of exploiting of a trafficked person.