JAKARTA - South Korea (South Korea) revealed that 63 of its citizens were detained by Cambodian authorities on suspicion of working on an online fraud syndicate (scam) in the Southeast Asian country.
The South Korean government promised to take care of and repatriate its detained citizens in Cambodia.
"We are organizing flights to repatriate them... We are targeting this settlement by the end of this week," South Korean National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac told reporters, quoted by AFP, Wednesday, October 15.
According to Sung, of the 63 people detained in connection with the fraud or online scam case in Cambodia, one of them works as a volleyball player.
"Most of them must be considered to have committed criminal acts because they participated in the scheme," he said.
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Sung explained that South Korea will focus on repatriating its citizens who will then conduct an domestic investigation regarding those suspected of being involved.
Following up on this action, South Korea will form a special team whose duties are also investigating the kidnapping case that led to the murder of a South Korean student in Cambodia.
The special team led by the South Korean deputy foreign minister is planned to leave for Cambodia on Wednesday evening.
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