On Thursday, 30th July 2026, the European Council imposed restrictive measures on seven persons and three entities (including a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate based in Cambodia) responsible for serious human rights violations, including human trafficking, torture, and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatments, in relation to the operation of scam centres in Southeast Asia.
The listed individuals and entities are subject to an asset freeze. EU citizens and companies are forbidden from making funds available to them.
The list of the sanctioned persons can be found in Annex 1 of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1895 of 30 July 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses.
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