Hanoi (VNA) – RoK President Lee Jae Myung and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on October 27 agreed to establish a joint task force between the two nations' law enforcement agencies to investigate online scams and other crimes targeting Koreans, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing Lee’s office.
The agreement was reached during their summit on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Kuala Lumpur, following the death of a Korean college student in Cambodia that fueled public outrage in the Republic of Korea (RoK).
The two leaders agreed to operate a Cambodia-based task force dedicated to crimes targeting Korean nationals starting in November, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung told reporters. “The size of the Korean police contingent and the task force's operational plan will be finalsed as soon as possible."
During the meeting, Manet offered condolences over the death of the Korean student, who was lured to work in a scam centre in Cambodia, calling the death "an unfortunate incident.” He said Cambodian authorities acted swiftly to crack down on the scam centres and arrested perpetrators, pledging closer cooperation to tackle cross-border crimes, including drug and human trafficking.
For his part, Lee called for tighter cooperation between the two sides to handle online crimes.
Besides, the two leaders also discussed ways to elevate bilateral ties. Lee pledged continued contributions to Cambodia's development and said he hopes to boost reciprocal visits and high-level communication.
Manet said the RoK is a major investor and key tourism source of Cambodia, expressing hope to expand cooperation in security and defence./.
Up to 100,000 people still working at scam centres along Thailand-Myanmar border
Scam centres along the Thailand-Myanmar border are still operating with up to 100,000 people working there.
