China Executes 11 Tied to Myanmar Cyberfraud Rings After Supreme Court Approval

Overview

• State media said the executions were carried out in Wenzhou following death sentences issued there and upheld by the Supreme People’s Court.
• The convictions covered offenses including murder, intentional injury, illegal detention, fraud and casino operations, with evidence for crimes dating back to 2015 deemed conclusive.
• Among those executed were members of the Ming Family group, which authorities say was linked to 14 deaths and is estimated to have profited more than 10 billion yuan.
• Close relatives were permitted to meet the condemned before the executions, according to Xinhua’s account of the proceedings.
• Officials frame the cases within a yearslong campaign targeting Myanmar-based online fraud centers that exploit trafficked workers, supported by expanded regional cooperation and large-scale repatriations.