Hanoi, March 30 -- The National Assembly of Cambodia on March 30 passed a draft law on combating online scams, which provides penalties of up to 30 years or life imprisonment for scam ringleaders.
The draft law received unanimous support, with all 112 lawmakers voting in favour.
According to the draft law, organisers of online scam operations will face between 15 - 30 years in prison, or life imprisonment, if their activities lead to one or more deaths. Ringleaders of online scam centres will face between 5 - 10 years in prison and a fine of up to 1 billion KHR (250,000 USD). The penalties will increase to between 10 - 20 years in jail and a fine of up to 2 billion KHR if their operations involve violence, torture, illegal confinement, hu...