Myanmar’s military published a draft bill on May 14 proposing life in prison for crypto scam operators.
Summary
- Myanmar’s Anti-Online Scam Bill proposes life imprisonment for operating digital currency scam centers.
- The bill allows the death penalty for individuals using violence, torture or unlawful detention to force victims into scam work.
- Myanmar’s military-backed parliament is next scheduled to sit in the first week of June to advance the legislation.
The draft legislation, called the Anti-Online Scam Bill, states that anyone convicted of “digital currency fraud” or running an online scam center faces a sentence ranging from ten years to life in…
