When Nokyoong and Neung set off for new jobs in Cambodia, they hoped to give their loved ones a better life. Instead they were trapped in an elaborate scam and left fearing for their lives.
Thailand was upgraded to tier 2 status with the report noting the country did "not fully meet the minimum standards … but [was] making significant efforts to do so".
Deputy Secretary-General of the Prime Minister Police General Tamasak Wicharaya, who oversees the government's anti-trafficking response, said the Thai government had laws in place to crack down on corrupt officials in this area."This year we so far have around 25 individual officials being charged and [over a] seven-year period of time, we have [charged] more than 90.
"Thai police told me they would help me to be categorised as [a] witness and told me not to stress because they would help me," Nokyoong said. They were given bail and hoped that would be the end of it, but almost a year on, their ordeal is far from over.It will be up to the court to decide whether they were victims or criminals posing as victims.Police see some scam victims as 'part of the gang'
"The police have their targets … they set the goal as getting rid of the call centres, but they have not tried to understand the victims' situations." "Some receive criminal proceeds and benefit from quite a large [amount] of money and they are no longer victims.Police General Tamasak Wicharaya says officers must thoroughly investigate all victims to ascertain whether they have profited from the scams.
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