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China is increasingly cracking down on pig butchering scam operations in Southeast Asia, sentencing mafia members, including the Bai crime syndicate, to death for their involvement in large-scale fraud, violence, and illegal activities, marking a significant shift in policy and enforcement in the region.
A Chinese court has sentenced five top members of a notorious Myanmar-based mafia to death, part of China's broader crackdown on scam operations in Southeast Asia, which involved extensive criminal activities including fraud, trafficking, and violence, with the Bai family being the most prominent among these criminal networks.
Qatar has released eight Indian nationals who were sentenced to death for espionage on behalf of Israel. The men had been convicted in 2019 and were among a group of 15 people found guilty of spying for Israel. The release comes after intense diplomatic efforts by India, and the men are expected to return home soon.
A Qatari court has sentenced eight Indian employees of a Qatari company to death on charges of espionage, allegedly on behalf of Israel. The individuals, who are retired Indian navy officers, were arrested last year on suspicion of spying on Qatar's military submarine program. The sentencing comes at a sensitive time as Qatar has been playing a key role in negotiating the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. The Indian government has vowed to explore all legal options in response to the death sentences.
A Libyan court has sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison for their involvement in a deadly Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015. The group's Libyan branch was one of its strongest outside its original territory in Iraq and Syria, taking advantage of the chaos and warfare that followed a 2011 NATO-backed uprising.
A Libyan court has sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison for their role in a deadly ISIL campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015. The group took advantage of the chaos and warfare in the North African country that followed a 2011 NATO-backed uprising. The court sentenced three minors to 10 years in prison each. Hundreds of alleged former ISIL fighters remain jailed in Libyan prisons, many of whom are still awaiting trial.