Foreign ministry fails to take steps even after learning of job scam crimes in Cambodia: audit agency
The foreign ministry failed to raise the travel alert for Cambodia or take other necessary measures in a timely manner, even though it had been aware that job scams targeting South Koreans were worsening in the Southeast Asian nation, the state audit agency said Thursday. Such crimes sparked public outrage last year after a South Korean college student was tortured to death by a Chinese scam ring…
The foreign ministry's failure to implement timely measures despite awareness of escalating job scams targeting South Koreans in Cambodia was revealed by the state audit agency. This became evident after December 2023 when the agency received information from overseas diplomatic missions and private firms detailing the worsening situation.
The crimes had reached such a level that they sparked public outrage earlier in the year following the tragic death of a South Korean college student who was tortured to death by a Chinese gang in Cambodia. Despite receiving repeated suggestions from South Korea's Embassy in Cambodia in April and July 2024 to raise the travel alert for the country, the ministry didn't take action.
This decision was reportedly based on the assertion that the situation did not warrant such a response.
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