▲ National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac speaks during a press briefing at the presidential office on Oct. 16, 2025. (Yonhap)

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Some 60 S. Koreans detained in Cambodia over online scams to head home early Sat.: security adviser

By Kim Eun-jung

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- A chartered flight carrying about 60 nationals detained in Cambodia over online scams plans to depart for South Korea early Saturday, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Friday.

South Korea has sent a joint response team to Cambodia to address crimes targeting nationals amid a public outrage over the torture and death of a Korean college student in Cambodia.

The chartered flight is scheduled to depart from Phnom Penh around 2 a.m. Saturday (Korean time) and arrive at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, Wi said.

"As most of those being repatriated are criminal suspects for whom arrest warrants have been issued by the Korean government, they will be escorted in accordance with the appropriate legal procedures," Wi said.

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