PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — South Korean and Cambodian officials met Thursday to coordinate a response to online scams, following the death of a South Korean student who was reportedly trafficked and forced to work in a scam center in Cambodia.
A South Korean delegation visited the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, for talks with officials, including Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.
In August the body of 22-year-old student Park Min-ho was discovered in a pickup truck in Cambodia's southern Kampot province. Authorities said he died of a cardiac arrest after being tortured and beaten.
The South Korean delegation is hoping for the repatriation of its nationals involved in online scams in Cambodia and for the return of Park's remains, South Korea’s National Security Director Wi Sung-lac told a