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Taiwanese YouTuber Chen Neng Chuan who faked his kidnapping put in Cambodia jail cell holding 150 inmates

  • The place was so cramped that Chen, also known as ‘Goodnight Chicken’, could only sleep in a seated position
  • He was sentenced to two years in prison for inciting social unrest after attempting to stage his own abduction inside a scam call centre

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Taiwanese influencers Chen Neng Chuan (centre left) and  Lu Tsu-hsien (centre right) stand with Cambodian police during a press conference in Preah Sihanouk province on February 15. Photo: Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration/AFP
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Taiwanese influencer “Goodnight Chicken”, who was arrested for live-streaming his own kidnapping in Cambodia, which turned out to be a fake, appears to be having a miserable time in jail now.

He was sentenced to two years in prison for inciting social unrest, reported China Press. The 31-year-old has since spent 12 days in prison and was placed in a cell along with 150 other inmates.

The place was so cramped that “Goodnight Chicken”, whose real name is Chen Neng Chuan, could only sleep in a seated position.

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According to a source inside the prison, Chen, along with fellow YouTuber Lu Tsu-hsien, who was also incarcerated for the same crime, had to share a toilet that could not be flushed.

Internet users were generally unsympathetic towards Chen, thinking that he had brought this on after faking and live-streaming his “kidnapping”.

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It was earlier reported that Chen live-streamed himself sneaking into a so-called scam call centre but the video was cut short when the camera fell to the ground after Chen was allegedly attacked by a man dressed in military uniform.

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