Cambodia has begun hiding the identities of foreigners purchasing passports through a citizenship investment program – a move analysts say will undermine efforts to tackle crime groups that have set up shop in the Southeast Asian nation.
Transnational gangs for years have exploited Cambodia’s passports-for-payment scheme. They have used Cambodian citizenship to evade arrest and conduct illicit activities, including founding a $2.2 billion money laundering syndicate in Singapore.
“With new identities, criminals can cross borders freely, set up companies and move assets,” said Jason Tower, an analyst at the government-supported United States Institute of Peace.
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