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Myanmar’s Anti-Online Scam Bill Proposes Death Penalty for Coercion, Life Imprisonment for Crypto Fraud
CrimePoliticsRegulationAnti-Online Scam Billcrypto fraud penaltydeath penalty coercionMin Aung Hlaing legislationMyanmar crypto lawMyanmar scam billonline fraud MyanmarSoutheast Asia scam centres
TLDR: Myanmar’s new bill proposes the death penalty for those who violently coerce victims into online scam work. Life imprisonment applies to operators running scam centres and those convicted of cryptocurrency investment fraud. US victims lost over $20 billion to Myanmar-linked scam schemes last year, per FBI figures released recently. Democracy watchdogs call the bill [...]
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