Myanmar parliament passes crypto scam bill with penalties up to life
Myanmar’s Parliament approved an anti-online scam bill aimed at cracking down on the country’s growing cyberscam industry. The law would impose prison terms of 10 years to life for crypto scams and for operating online scam centers. It also includes harsh penalties, including possible capital punishment, for violence, torture, unlawful arrest, or detention used to force people into scam activity, with the death penalty required if such conduct causes death. The combined Parliament resolved differences between the two chambers and passed the bill in full, but it was not clear whether it had received presidential assent or when it would take effect. The final amended text was not immediately available, so the exact wording of the crypto-related penalties could not be independently confirmed.
