Global outcry as Cambodia arrests crypto scam investigator, Japan’s new Prime Minister supports crypto, and more: Asia Express.
Renowned Cambodian journalist Mech Dara has been arrested and charged with incitement to cause public disorder after sharing photos in a now-deleted Facebook post that reportedly depicted the destruction of stairs leading to a religious site by a quarry operation.
But human rights organizations suspect he may have been targeted over his investigative reporting on criminal crypto syndicates in Cambodia, where victims are allegedly kidnapped, detained, and coerced into working as crypto scammers targeting individuals worldwide.
These compounds reportedly function as hubs for “pig butchering” scams, where perpetrators gradually build trust with their victims, often manipulating romantic emotions in a process akin to “fattening” their targets before persuading them to invest in fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes.
