Cambodian woman jailed for a year for Covid-19 mask swindle


PHNOM PENH, Aug 29 (dpa): A Cambodian court has sentenced a woman to a year in prison for a face mask swindle that cost six victims a total of US$45,000.

The Khmer Times newspaper reported on Friday that the suspect, Ing Gechhuong, was an online seller who had previously sold clothes and lotions.

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