Sixty-Four Koreans Detained in Cambodia Repatriated... Escorted by Police After Arrest

Sixty-four Koreans who had been detained by immigration authorities for their involvement in criminal activities in Cambodia have been repatriated to Korea on a chartered flight.

A bus carrying Koreans detained for involvement in online scams in Cambodia is heading to a chartered plane arranged for repatriation at Techo International Airport near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the 17th (local time). Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Korean Air flight KE9689 landed at Incheon International Airport at around 8:35 a.m. on October 18. It has been reported that the individuals subject to repatriation were arrested onboard the chartered plane immediately after boarding. According to the Nationality Act, the interior of a national aircraft is considered Korean territory, allowing arrest warrants to be executed.

All 64 individuals were taken into custody as suspects immediately upon disembarking from the chartered flight and were escorted to their respective police stations for investigation into their alleged crimes. The suspects have been distributed as follows: 45 to the Chungnam Provincial Police Agency, 15 to the Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency, 1 to the Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency, 1 to the Seodaemun Police Station in Seoul, 1 to the Gimpo Police Station under the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency, and 1 to the Wonju Police Station in Gangwon Province.