Chinese suspects are escorted by Cambodian and Chinese police officers at Phnom Penh International Airport following an earlier crackdown on alleged cybercrime on Oct 12. Uk Heisela, chief of investigation at Cambodia's immigration department, said Chinese police had arrived to pick up the suspects. "The Immigration Department deported 61 suspects, including 13 women, who were involved in extortions on the internet," Uk Heisela told Reuters. Uk Heisela said they had been detained during raids on Oct 17 and Oct 21 in Phnom Penh and in Kandal and Preah Sihanouk provinces. China considers self-ruled Taiwan sovereign territory and Cambodia is China's most reliable client state in Southeast Asia.

Source: Bangkok Post October 28, 2017 08:26 UTC