China executes 11 members of Myanmar-based group in crackdown on scam operations
7 days ago
- #Scam Operations
- #Execution
- #China
- China executed 11 people for killing 14 citizens and running scam/gambling operations worth over $1 billion.
- The executions were announced by the Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court, following a September 2023 death sentence.
- Key figures included Ming Guoping, Ming Zhenzhen, Zhou Weichang, Wu Hongming, and Luao Jianzhang.
- An appeal by the group was rejected in November 2023.
- The group was detained in November 2023 amid China's crackdown on scam operations in Myanmar border areas.
- Scam parks in Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos) operate on an industrial scale, using trafficked/willing labor.
- International pressure (China, U.S., others) is mounting on regional authorities to curb criminal activities.