Taiwanese Influencers Sentenced To 2 Years' Jail In Cambodia For Faking Assault In The Country - 8 Days

To what lengths will influencers go to gain attention?

For Taiwanese influencer Wan An Xiao Ji it's to fake an assault in a scam park in Cambodia on Facebook Live.

For the uninitiated, a scam park, or fraud factory, is where criminal syndicates gather to carry out human trafficking activities.

In his stream, Wan An Xiao Ji claimed that was attacked by a security guard in a building in Cambodia. He was then abruptly disconnected from the stream only to be seen running for his life and screaming for help when he had connection again. 

Wan An Xiao Ji was later exposed for staging the entire event, and he and his counterpart Ah Nao were later arrested by the Cambodian police. 

In a video now going viral online, Wan An Xiao Ji was seen going on his knees and apologising to the Cambodian police.

"I'm really regretful about this incident and hope the Cambodian government would give me another chance," he pleaded while giving a 90-degree bow.

He continued: "I want to clarify that Cambodia and Preah Sihanouk are not as scary as what people are saying. There are no cases of scams, drug trafficking or kidnapping here. I want to emphasise that Cambodia is a beautiful country that is great for tourism. With regard to my fabricated video, it was entirely scripted by me and I'm very sorry."

Today (Feb 16), the Cambodia Preah Sihanouk Subordinate Court Judge announced that Wan An Xiao Ji and Ah Nao have been sentenced to two years' jail. 

They also must pay a KHR$4mil (S$1336) fine each for inciting social unrest. 

The two can only leave Cambodia and return to Taiwan after serving their sentence. 

In their statement, the Cambodian government said: "We think this is a very serious issue. If we forgive them, there will be other people coming over to fabricate stories to defame Cambodia."

During the press conference, the police also showed the clothes, army uniform, fake guns, masks and fake blood that were used in Wan An Xiao Ji's live stream.

They also said that the pair's sole purpose of going to Cambodia was to shoot the video. 

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