Myanmar Proposes Death Penalty for Criminals Coercing Victims into Crypto Scams

Odaily Planet Daily News Myanmar is proposing the death penalty in a draft Anti-Online Scam Bill for criminals who use violent means to coerce victims into participating in cryptocurrency scam centers.

According to the draft, acts of violence, torture, illegal detention, or other cruel treatment inflicted on others to force them into online fraud activities would be punishable by death. The relevant bill is expected to be submitted to parliament for review in June this year.

Additionally, operators of scam centers and perpetrators of crypto fraud could face life imprisonment. Reports indicate that the President of Myanmar commuted all death sentences nationwide to life imprisonment last month. (Protos)