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Cambodia opens new Senate building funded by US-sanctioned tycoon linked to scam centres
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Cambodian businessman and senator Ly Yong Phat, who was sanctioned by the United States over alleged abuses linked to online scam operations, was among the businessmen who funded a new building inaugurated for Cambodia’s Senate on Thursday.
Key facts
- King Norodom Sihamoni officially opened the Solidarity Palace on 21 August, with Senate President Hun Sen and Prime Minister Hun Manet among senior officials attending the ceremony.
- Cambodian businessman and senator Ly Yong Phat, who was sanctioned by the United States over alleged abuses linked to online scam operations, was among the businessmen who funded a new building inaugurated for Cambodia’s Senate on Thursday.
- Hun To acknowledged previously holding a 30% stake in Huione Pay, a Cambodian digital payments company later sanctioned by the US over alleged money laundering linked to online scams
- US authorities sanctioned Ly and his business interests in 2024, alleging that his company was involved in serious human rights abuses against people trafficked to work in scam compounds
Summary
King Norodom Sihamoni officially opened the Solidarity Palace on 21 August, with Senate President Hun Sen and Prime Minister Hun Manet among senior officials attending the ceremony.
Ly was present at the event and was named first among 11 donors listed inside the building.