Cambodia's Cybercrime department reprimands officers who ‘victim blamed’ woman as she filed a scam complaint

(Left pic) A mobile screenshot of the conversation between the woman and journalist Van Saray to publicise the issue of inappropriate language used by the anti-cybercrime department officers. (Right) Interior minister Sar Sokha has warned people not to take out illegal loans. - Photos: Supplied

PHNOM PENH: Several officials from the Ministry of Interior’s Anti-Cybercrime Department have been disciplined after a complaint from a member of the public that they used disrespectful language with a scam victim who attempted to file a complaint about an illegal loan.

The complainant told a Fresh News journalist that the officials had denigrated her for falling for a scam, “victim-blaming” her for her mistake.