SINGAPORE: A 45-year-old man who was deported to Cambodia after being sentenced to 15 months in prison in April for his role in one of Singapore’s largest money laundering cases has been expelled from the country.
On Wednesday (Jul 17), Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration (GDI) announced on Facebook that Zhang Ruijin had been deported the day before. The Chinese national had been in the country for over a month after being “removed” from Singapore.
The GDI stated that it was notified about Zhang and his involvement in money laundering on Tuesday and that he arrived in Cambodia on June 15 after being deported.
According to the department, Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sar Sokha, directed the GDI to locate Zhang and “implement eviction procedures” from the country. Cambodia is a member of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), which ensures that internationally accepted anti-money laundering standards are implemented by the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) recommendations.
The case ended in June and involved ten foreigners and billions of dollars in assets including cash, luxury properties, branded goods, cryptocurrency, and alcohol.
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