Chen Zhi, founder of Cambodia's Prince Group (a major conglomerate linked to the country's scam compound industry) and one of Southeast Asia's most wanted alleged cybercrime bosses, has had his charges upgraded since his deportation from Cambodia to China in January, and now faces possible execution. Chinese authorities have added intentional bodily injury to his charge sheet — an offence that, when resulting in death or severe harm through cruel means, carries a minimum sentence of ten years and can extend to the death penalty under Chinese criminal law. The development carries broader regional significance: China executed eleven members of a Myanmar-based scam syndicate in January, and Myanmar's military government has simultaneously moved to enshrine the death penalty for those who run scam operations involving torture or forced labour, signalling a sharp escalation in the region-wide crackdown on organised cybercrime networks.