Cambodia rescues 865 foreigners from human trafficking in Jan.-Aug
August 26, 2022, 7:06 pm

Cambodia rescues 865 foreigners from human trafficking in Jan.-Aug

The sovereign state of Cambodia has a population of over 17 million.[12] Buddhism is enshrined in the constitution as the official state religion, and is practised by more than 97% of the population - Photo. Pixabay

Cambodia had rescued some 865 foreigners from human trafficking in 87 cases from Jan. 1 to Aug. 20, Interior Minister Sar Kheng said in a statement on Frida (August 26), the Xinhua reported.

"A total of 60 human trafficking suspects in 17 cases had been sent to court," he said.

According to the results of research and interrogation, many of these foreigners were deceived via social media to cross borders illegally into Cambodia, with the promise of high-paying jobs, he said.

"But they were compelled to work at illegal online gambling companies and had become victims of human trafficking," he said.

"Criminals had trafficked and transferred them from one company to another, or from one group to another, without their consent, and in some cases, they suffered violence and intimidation if they disobeyed the criminals' orders."

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Sar Kheng, who is also a deputy prime minister, condemned these inhumane acts, saying that the government was strongly committed to fighting against fraudulent acts, telecom scams, illicit drugs, money laundering and illegal online gambling.

He said those rescued victims had been exempted from fines related to their immigration status and had been deported back to their birth countries in accordance with the Cambodian law.

Source: xinhua

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