Vietnamese nationals are handed over by Cambodian authorities at Moc Bai International Border Gate on September 21. (Photo: VNA)They were then taken to Moc Bai Border Station for identityverification.
They include 71 Vietnamese tricked into working for a casinonamed Lucky 88 in Bavet city, Cambodia’s Svay Rieng province.
It was reported that 60 Vietnamese people collectively ranaway from the casino at Bavet Kandal Hamlet, near a border checkpoint leadingto Tay Ninh’s Moc Bai gate, four days ago. Four of them were caught by thecasino’s guards.
Among 56 people who made successful escape, 15 were withoutany identity paper.
Cambodian police later requested the casino to release 15more Vietnamese nationals, raising the total number of Vietnamese involving in theincident to 71.
It is the second mass escape of Vietnamese workers from acasino in Cambodia within a month.
On hearing the news, the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia haspromptly contacted Cambodian authorities to find out the facts and take legalsteps to bring the Vietnamese workers home while asking Cambodia to intervene and rescue any remaining workers.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has instructed the embassy toprovide the people with all necessities when procedures are being proceeded to bring them back to Vietnam./.
VNA
