Gov't joint response team in..
Updated : 2025-10-16 12:48:50 KST
Gov't joint response team in Cambodia to repatriate 60 S. Koreans detained over job scams
Concerns are rising following the recent death of a Korean college student who was tortured by an organized crime gang in Cambodia. The South Korean government now estimates that around one-thousand Koreans are involved in so-called "job scams" in the country. In response, it has raised the travel advisory level, including banning travel to certain regions, and has dispatched a joint response team to the area. Lee Seung-jae has more.
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A joint response team dispatched by the government arrived in Cambodia on Wednesday to respond to recent kidnapping and confinement crimes targeting South Koreans. The team,.. led by Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina, spoke to reporters upon arrival at Techo International Airport. "We will visit the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior, and Online Scam Response Committee, and by engaging with high-level officials, we will discuss more specific and proactive solutions to this situation."
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engage (with) ~ 와 관계를 맺다
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South Korea is also stepping up efforts to bring back some 60 nationals detained by Cambodian authorities in connection with job scams. National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Wednesday that the government aims to repatriate them by this weekend. According to Wi,.. around 60 Korean suspects are currently being held by Cambodian law enforcement after a crackdown on illegal job networks. Separately, the foreign ministry says roughly 80 Koreans are either missing or their safety cannot be confirmed.
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National Security Adviser 국가 안전 보장 담당 대통령 보좌관
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Meanwhile, a South Korean woman in her 30s was found dead near the Vietnam–Cambodia border on October 8th. Local police say an autopsy found no signs of foul play, but authorities are investigating the circumstances of her death. The woman had reportedly been confined at a hotel by a phishing scam group in Cambodia. South Korean police believe she may have been linked to a local voice phishing organization and could have died while returning to Cambodia under the group's orders.
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foul play 폭행치사, 비열한 행위
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In response to the string of incidents in Cambodia, Seoul's foreign ministry is imposing stricter travel restrictions to curb the growing job scam crisis. Starting Thursday, a Level 4 travel ban, the highest on the four-tier scale, will take effect for Cambodia's Bokor Mountain region in Kampot Province, as well as the cities of Bavet and Poipet. Authorities warned that anyone who travels to or remains in areas under the Level 4 ban could face legal penalties under the Passport Act.
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string 일련
Passport Act 여권법
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Other regions already under special advisories will maintain their current alert levels, while the rest of Cambodia will be raised from Level 1 to Level 2, signaling increased caution for Korean travelers. These moves highlight the government's urgency in responding to a widening transnational crime crisis that has ensnared hundreds of Koreans in Southeast Asia. Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
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transnational 초국가적인
ensnare [ ɪnˈsneə(r) ] (올가미에 걸리듯) 걸려들게[빠지게] 하다; trap
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https://m.arirang.com/news/view?id=288140
