Why Cambodia’s scam crackdown is unlikely to target masterminds


PHNOM PENH: Despite the Cambodian government's largest-ever crackdown on scam operations, there is growing scepticism over whether those at the top will ever face justice, according to researchers.

Channel NewsAsia published an analysis by Ivan Franceschini, a Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Melbourne, and Ling Li, a PhD candidate in Technology Facilitated Modern Slavery at Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

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