Hun Manet vows to protect S. Koreans from scam rings


Intense discussion: Kim (left) discussing the scam syndicate issue with Hun Manet in Phnom Penh. —Ministry of Foreign Affairs

PRIME Min­ister Hun Manet expressed regret over the death of a South Korean national killed by an online scam ­syndicate and pledged to redouble efforts to protect South Koreans in Cambodia, according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.

Hun Manet made the remarks in a meeting with an emergency interagency response team from the South Korean government, ­headed by Second Vice-Foreign Minister Kim Jina and including Park Sung-joo, head of the National Office of Investigation, in Phnom Penh on Thursday morning.

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