US EditionCambodia 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 passed a new law targeting online scam operations in a 112-0 vote, establishing the nation's first formal legal framework to combat the lucrative cybercrime industry.
- Justice Minister Keut Rith warned that thousands of people from other Asian nations are forced into near-slavery at scam centers, threatening Cambodia's public security and global reputation.
- The legislation mandates 10 to 20 years imprisonment for human trafficking and up to life imprisonment for crimes involving worker deaths, with fines reaching $250,000 for directing technology fraud sites.
- Since July, authorities have targeted 250 suspected locations, shutting down 200 centers and repatriating nearly 10,000 workers from 23 countries while pursuing 79 legal cases against nearly 700 ringleaders.
- Jacob Sims, a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Asia Center, cautioned that past crackdowns failed because financial and protection networks remained intact, suggesting effectiveness depends on dismantling these deeper structures.
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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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