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| ▲ National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac briefs on the government's response to crimes targeting South Koreans in Cambodia during a meeting with reporters at the presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 15, 2025. (Yonhap) |
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Security adviser says seeks to repatriate some 60 S. Korean suspects detained in Cambodia by weekend
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Wednesday the government is making efforts to bring back about 60 South Korean suspects detained by Cambodian authorities over job scams by this weekend, as a joint response team was set to depart for Phnom Penh to address crimes targeting Koreans following public outrage over the torture and death of a Korean student.
Wi told reporters that 63 Korean suspects are being kept in custody after they were apprehended by Cambodian law enforcement authorities in the job scam crackdown. Separately, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday that about 80 Koreans linked to job scams in Cambodia are missing or their safety cannot be confirmed.
"Our top priority is to bring home some 60 Koreans detained by Cambodian authorities. It is important to swiftly remove them from the crime scene," Wi said. "We are making efforts to repatriate them by this weekend."
"Once they return to Korea, they will be subject to investigation and legal action depending on their level of involvement," he added, noting that they are among several thousand people rounded up in Cambodia's recent crackdown on criminal activities.
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