US EditionOver 400 Indonesians 'Released' by Cambodian Scam Networks: Ambassador
Cambodian crackdown and arrests, including a Chinese tycoon, prompted over 400 Indonesians to be freed from scam networks, with 440 seeking embassy help in January.
- On Jan 19, Jakarta said more than 400 Indonesians were freed by cyberscam networks in Cambodia this month, with 440 coming to the Indonesian embassy in Phnom Penh from January 1-18.
- Recent Cambodian raids led many syndicates to release workers, Santo Darmosumarto said, while Chen Zhi's deportation and Ly Kuong's charges last week intensified enforcement.
- Survivors described some Indonesians having passports confiscated while others kept theirs, with an 18-year-old from Sumatra fleeing a Bavet city compound after eight months unpaid and many queued at the Indonesian embassy on Jan 19 seeking help.
- Santo said the embassy would expedite repatriations but Indonesians were "being directed to return home independently" and warned "Because Cambodia's crackdown will continue, the embassy predicts many more will flow in from the provinces"; about 100 people queued outside the Chinese embassy in Phnom Penh.
- The United Nations reports the online fraud trade employs at least 100,000 people in Cambodia, while Cambodian authorities deny involvement and say around 5,000 were arrested in raids this month.
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Over 400 Indonesians ‘released’ by Cambodian scam networks: Ambassador
More than 400 Indonesians were freed by cyberscam networks in Cambodia this month, Jakarta said on Monday, after Phnom Penh announced a fresh crackdown following the arrest of an alleged boss of the illicit industry.
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Fresh crackdown: Over 400 Indonesians 'released' by Cambodian scam networks: ambassador
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