The former opposition leader of Cambodia, Shen Liangxi, recently posted shocking news on social media, claiming that over 120,000 people in Cambodia have been illegally detained and forced to participate in online scam activities, with the involved areas spread across the country, creating an alarming situation.
According to Shen Liangxi, these scam organizations often use casinos as a front, mainly active near the borders with Thailand and Vietnam. He pointed out that these gangs also set up shell companies to engage in land and real estate transactions to launder illegal proceeds, with suspected local powerful forces providing protection, leading to long-term negligence by law enforcement agencies.
What is more concerning, Shen Liangxi stated, is that many of the Chinese nationals involved in the scams actually hold Cambodian passports. Some of them have been arrested while transiting through countries like Singapore and Thailand, triggering international law enforcement vigilance. He warned that the current cross-border scam network poses a serious threat to the security and social stability of the Southeast Asian region.
Although the Cambodian government has not yet issued an official response, Shen Liangxi's remarks have sparked widespread discussion online. Many netizens are shocked by the large scale and tight organization of the telecom fraud industry, and there are voices questioning the authenticity of the data, calling for relevant departments to verify and thoroughly investigate such criminal activities. Whether this will lead to an official investigation remains to be seen.
