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Korean nationals detained in Cambodia over prison allegations board an plane to be repatriated house for investigation, on this picture offered by the Nationwide Police Company, Jan. 23. Yonhap
A complete of 136 rip-off suspects have been apprehended by a joint staff of South Korean and Cambodian investigators within the Southeast Asian nation since its launch in November final yr, police mentioned Wednesday.
The joint staff, devoted to dealing with crimes involving South Koreans in Cambodia, additionally rescued 4 victims who had been kidnapped and held in prison complexes within the nation, in keeping with the Nationwide Police Company.
The staff of seven South Korean cops and 19 Cambodian officers was established following public outcry over the torture dying of a Korean faculty scholar within the nation in August who allegedly fell sufferer to a job rip-off.
The staff has carried out eight operations since its launch to apprehend South Korean rip-off suspects in coordination with the Nationwide Intelligence Service and diplomatic authorities.
Final Friday, a gaggle of 73 South Koreans detained in Cambodia over alleged involvement in on-line scams was returned house to face investigation. A lot of the suspects within the group had been apprehended by the joint police staff.
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