Overview
- Lee Jian Hao, 32, was arrested in Bangkok, deported to Singapore and charged on Dec 5 over alleged involvement in a government-official impersonation scam network.
- He is accused of facilitating cheating by acting as a caller at a Cambodia scam centre on or around Sept 9, with his case set for a further mention on Dec 12.
- Investigators say the syndicate ran from a Phnom Penh compound that was disrupted in a Sep 9 joint operation by Singapore and Cambodian police.
- The Singapore Police Force says 24 Singaporean suspects and six Malaysian suspects remain at large, with appeals for public information continuing.
- Earlier actions led to Nov 17–18 charges against Singaporeans Wayne Soh You Chen and Brian Sie Eng Fa and Malaysian Bernard Goh Yie Shen following arrests in Cambodia and Thailand.