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Amnesty chief: Cambodian state ‘probably complicit’ in scam compounds
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Agnes Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, who is in Bangkok to launch a new report on scamming centres in Cambodia on 29 October 2026, said the Cambodian government had failed to earnestly crack down on dozens of scamming compounds, while five politically connected security guard firms allegedly involved had not faced prosecution by the Cambodian government.
Key facts
- Agnes Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, who is in Bangkok to launch a new report on scamming centres in Cambodia on 29 October 2026, said the Cambodian government had failed to earnestly crack down on dozens of
- Callamard said at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand on Thursday afternoon that the findings had concluded that the Cambodian state was either “acquiescent”
- The 160-page report urged foreign governments and the international community to “press Cambodia to promptly, impartially and independently investigate companies, company leadership and state officials linked to scamming compounds,
- The footprint of the Cambodian state is everywhere,”
Summary
Callamard said at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand on Thursday afternoon that the findings had concluded that the Cambodian state was either “acquiescent” or “probably complicit”.
“The footprint of the Cambodian state is everywhere,” said Callamard. “Cambodia has failed to protect the victims. The security companies have not been touched.”