Korean Man Tortured and Killed in Cambodia as Reports of South Koreans Being Held as Slaves Comes Out
It is horrible what is going on in Cambodia to South Koreans and others that have been captured by these Chinese gangs in Cambodia:
The body of a South Korean man has been discovered in an alleged Cambodian scam compound, wrapped in blankets and plastic bags, his face swollen and bruised, indicating he may have been beaten to death.
Cambodian police said the body was found Thursday in Kampot province, inside a large dumpster alongside another victim. South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed one of the dead as a Korean national surnamed Park.
The ministry said it immediately requested a full investigation from Cambodian authorities and is providing consular support to Park’s family, although officials noted that “confirming further details has been difficult.”
What happened to Park appears bound up in the shadowy world of cybercrime compounds. The site where his body was discovered is one of dozens of massive operations in Cambodia reportedly run by Chinese organized crime groups. These compounds, often sealed off and heavily guarded, are infamous for voice phishing and fraudulent investment scams.
Park is believed to have been held inside before being killed by the gang.
The description of his body paints a grim picture. Local investigators reported extensive bruising and bloodstains, with swelling that suggests he endured sustained violence.
The brutality echoes accounts from survivors of these scam compounds. One 28-year-old South Korean man who recently escaped told South Korean media, “Chinese gang members will kill someone easily if money is involved.” He described beatings, electric shock and waterboarding as routine.
Amnesty International estimates that more than 50 such scam compounds operate across Cambodia. Rights groups and local media alike describe them as places where national law enforcement has little reach, functioning almost as self-contained criminal enclaves.
Local reports suspect that an unspecified number of South Koreans may be trapped inside these compounds, deceived by job postings advertising “high-paying overseas employment” only to find themselves trafficked into forced labor once they have arrived.
You can read more at the link, but according to the article the ROK embassy is saying there is not much they can do. If South Koreans are being held as slaves and being killed by these Chinese gangs in Cambodia the Lee administration needs to take a stronger stand on this issue.
It is unclear why anyone would want to hold Koreans as slaves or even a single Korean as a single slav.
When you calculate the costs of vodka and cigarettes, the economics simply do not work out.
Oh. Wait. That says slaves, not slavs. I didn’t see the e.
But that can’t be right. Only black people have been slaves in all of history.
“Korean Man Tortured and Killed in Cambodia…”
See if you can spot the most disappointing “n” in this headline.