Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences
Myanmar's military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) that authorises capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres, the speaker said.Also Read | FATF asks Myanmar to act against cyber scam…
- ▪Myanmar's military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) that authorises capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres, the speaker said.Also Read | FATF asks M
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- ▪ Myanmar approves death sentence in crackdown on scam centres — South China Morning Post
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Myanmar's military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) that authorises capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres, the speaker said.Also Read | FATF asks Myanmar to act against cyber scam threats, protect trafficking victimsThe "Anti-Online Scam Bill" was passed after MPs approved changes to a draft bill at a combined meeting of the lower and upper houses Tuesday morning in the capital Naypyidaw, Union Parliament Speaker Aung Lin Dwe said during a live television broadcast.Lower house MP Aye Chan confirmed to AFP that the death sentence remained in the approved version of the law."There were not many significant changes to the proposed draft bill after discussions between the lower house and upper house.
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