Die Zerstörung eines berüchtigten Betrugskomplexes in Myanmar scheint „performativ“ gewesen zu sein

After Myanmar’s military junta raided a notorious [scam compound](https://www.wired.com/story/starlink-scam-compounds/) and [destroyed buildings](https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-scam-centers-cybercrime-thailand-border-daa90f481ea4207e7d7a891dda1161c8) with explosives in October, officials claimed the country would [entirely](https://onenewstvchannel.com/en/politic-en/government-en/kk-park-to-be-cleared-conclusively-as-a-national-duty/) “%5Beradicate%5D(https://www.moi.gov.mm/moi:eng/news/19581)” forced scamming within its borders. Now newly released satellite images of the targeted KK Park scam center reveal that only buildings in one limited section of the compound were destroyed during the initial raids. Experts on scam compounds, meanwhile, say the entire effort is likely “propaganda.”

High-resolution images of the KK Park scam compound, which is located near the Myanmar-Thailand border, show how military forces have razed multiple buildings to the ground, leaving piles of rubble remaining in their place. However, the images show the destruction is, so-far, only confined to the Eastern side of the gigantic compound—with hundreds of buildings across the vast compound being left untouched.

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