Growing crime: Cambodian military police seizing hi-tech equipment in a raid on a scam centre in Kandal province on July 17. —Agence Kampuchea Presse/AFP
A NATION’S responsibilities extend beyond its borders. When a South Korean university student was allegedly tortured to death in Cambodia in August, the tragedy exposed more than a single failure of law enforcement. It revealed the erosion of safety for Koreans abroad and the limits of Seoul’s reactive diplomacy.
The case was shocking in its cruelty: A young man lured by a “high-income” overseas job offer was apparently held captive by a criminal ring and found dead in a car near Bokor Mountain, a known hub for online scam operations.
