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Cambodia advances a scam center law with penalties of up to life in prison
The law imposes prison sentences up to life and heavy fines to dismantle scam networks responsible for extorting billions and exploiting thousands in forced labor, officials said.
- On Monday, Cambodian lawmakers unanimously adopted legislation targeting online scam operations, with all 112 members present voting to approve the country's first legal framework aimed at the illicit industry.
- Justice Minister Keut Rith warned that scam operations lure victims into forced labor and cybercrime, threatening public security and severely damaging Cambodia's global reputation.
- Under the new law, directing fraud sites carries up to 10 years in prison, while human trafficking or violence offenses face up to life imprisonment. Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith reported authorities have shut down 200 of 250 targeted locations.
- The legislation now awaits Senate review and final approval by King Norodom Sihamoni before taking effect, marking Cambodia's first specific legal framework targeting the lucrative cybercrime sector.
- Jacob Sims, a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Asia Center, warned that past crackdowns failed because financial and protection networks remained intact, allowing criminal operations to quickly restart.
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Cambodia's parliament adopts law on combating online scams, with life imprisonment for scam bosses
PHNOM PENH: The National Assembly of Cambodia on Monday (March 30) passed a draft law on combating online scams, which will deliver up to 30 years or life imprisonment to scam bosses.
Cambodia steps up fight against scams with new law
Cambodian lawmakers on Monday unanimously adopted a new law targeting online scam operations with up to life in prison, following a government pledge to shut them down by the end of April. All 112 members of parliament present voted to approve the legislation, which marks Cambodia’s first legal framework specifically aimed at a lucrative, illicit industry that has transformed the country into a global hub for cybercrime. The scam operations typi…
Cambodian legislators unanimously passed a new law on Monday against online scam operations, with penalties of up to life imprisonment, following the government's commitment to close them by the end of the month.
The Cambodian House of Representatives has just passed a new bill with harsh penalties aimed at dismantling online fraud rings, with the highest sentence being life imprisonment for the ringleaders.
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