Thai Examiner
Amnesty boss says Cambodian state or officials complicit in the country’s still existing scam industry
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Key facts
- Amnesty links five security firms and more than 20 Cambodian officers to compounds rife with rape, torture and forced fraud
- Investigators trace guards across 82 compounds and identify a military officer linked to security firm
- Speaking in Bangkok on Thursday, she unveiled an explosive investigation identifying 86 compounds, five security companies and links to more than 20 military and police personnel
- Meanwhile, Phnom Penh claims to have closed 605 locations and referred 4,147 suspects for prosecution
- Amnesty chief accuses Cambodian state of probable complicity as security firms escape prosecution
- Cambodia claims major crackdown but Amnesty links five security firms and officers to scam compounds
Summary
### Scam empire exposed. Amnesty links five security firms and more than 20 Cambodian officers to compounds rife with rape, torture and forced fraud. Chief Agnès Callamard alleges probable state complicity as Phnom Penh boasts of 605 closures.
Amnesty International chief Agnès Callamard has accused the Cambodian state of probable complicity in a vast criminal scam industry built on slavery, rape and torture. Speaking in Bangkok on Thursday, she unveiled an explosive investigation identifying 86 compounds, five security companies and links to more than 20 military and police personnel. Meanwhile, Phnom Penh claims to have closed 605 locations and referred 4,147 suspects for prosecution.
Amnesty International Secretary-General Agnès Callamard has accused the Cambodian state of probable complicity in its vast scam centre industry. Speaking in Bangkok on Thursday, October 29, she challenged Phnom Penh’s claims of a successful crackdown.