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Cambodian businessman accused of running online casino network arrested in Russia

Cambodian businessman Heng Sithy, accused of running the ‘largest online casino network in Cambodia’, has been arrested in Russia.

According to Radio Free Asia, the reason for Sithy’s arrest was not immediately revealed, with authorities indicating that his passport had been revoked.

Heng Sithy
Heng Sithy

This follows an arrest warrant issued by Cambodian authorities on charges of blackmail.

Despite this, the executive publicly published his plans to travel to Moscow to allegedly meet with Vladimir Putin’s cabinet.

Speaking of unspecified plans, Sithy indicated that “We must convince our working groups to continue the work to establish diplomatic groups and the fighting groups, I will be in charge”.

The 39-year-old has come under fire after accusations of bribery and threats of fiscal consequence, allegedly preparing a letter to the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet to proclaim innocence.

“I have never done anything wrong in business instead I was set up and got robbed [of] my wealth,” indicates one of his claims, quoted by the publication.

The executive furthered that Cambodia has fallen “into the trap of criminal money when we have such officers in government doing such corruption.”

The executive furthered his appeal to the Cambodian Prime Minister, stating “Cambodia needs to be in good hands, a country needs a real leader, as a leader if your heart [is]… at the right place all will be good”.

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