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Myanmar’s military government has begun broadcasting widespread video on state television of its crackdown on online scam centers, showing buildings being demolished with bulldozers and more than 1,000 foreigners being detained.
myanmar It is notorious for hosting cyber scam operations targeting people around the world. These usually involve gaining a person’s trust through romantic ploys and luring them into fraudulent investment schemes. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has estimated that such activities generate slightly less than $40 billion in annual revenue for criminal gangs.
The unusual length and detail of the reports that began airing last weekend on MRTV television reflect the military government’s desire to publicize its efforts after months of poor publicity and international pressure. It has already been boycotted by many countries due to power grabbing Aung San Suu KyiIn 2021, the elected government is fighting mercilessly against its opponents.
Authorities recently raided two major scam centres, KK Park and Shwe Kokko on the outskirts of Myawaddy, a trading town on the border. Thailand,
The latest operation, which began in Shwe Kokko on November 18, resulted in the arrest of 1,746 foreigners over six days, according to a report in Myanma Allin and other state newspapers on Monday.
Other actions took place earlier this year. Reports on Monday said a total of 12,586 foreigners have been detained since late January and 9,978 of them have been deported to their home countries through Thailand. some foreigner, from African In the United States and elsewhere, there have been reports of people being tricked into working at the centers and being prevented from leaving.
The report said authorities seized 2,893 computers, 21,750 mobile phones, 101 Starlink satellite communications equipment, 21 internet routers and a large amount of other equipment used to carry out online fraud and gambling activities in Shwe Kokko.
MRTV television has been broadcasting daily videos of security forces entering buildings without resistance, as well as footage of foreign detainees being forced to sit in lines at Shwe Kokko.
The video also shows buildings in KK Park, where the raid took place in mid-October, being demolished with explosives and bulldozers, with hundreds of computers crushed under steamrollers.
The military government says it launched a crackdown on online scams and illegal gambling in early September. However, critics allege that the masterminds behind the scam operations continue to operate in other locations.
Ethnic minority militias also hold strong influence in the Myawaddy region. multi ethnic Karen Militias remain active, including the military-backed Border Guard Force, which has signed a ceasefire with the army, and the Karen National Union, which is part of a nationwide resistance fight against military rule.
The Border Guard has claimed credit for taking part in the crackdown, although it is widely believed that it has provided protection to scammers in the past. The military government has claimed based on alleged real estate deals that the KNU is linked to scam centers.
Both groups have denied any involvement in running the scam.