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Cambodian police and soldiers helped guard abusive scam compounds, Amnesty alleges

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Survivors tell rights group that serving officers who worked as guards administered electric shocks and beatings Cambodian police and military officers worked as private security guards in scam compounds where thousands were forced to work in the online fraud industry, according to a report by Amnesty International. The global rights group alleged they worked for security companies as part of a system that…

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