Former Cambodian Foreign Ministry Official Loses Titles Over Illegal Visa Sales
A former high-ranking official at Cambodia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tho Samnang, has been stripped of his titles and all positions by royal decree due to allegations of illicitly selling special visas and profiting millions of dollars. The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) investigation revealed approximately 12,000 visas were illegally issued to foreigners involved in online scams.
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