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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Raphael Rashid in Seoul

Student’s alleged torture death by Cambodia scammers sparks turmoil in South Korea

The South Korean president stands at a podium to make an address.
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung has urged efforts to protect citizens in Cambodia after kidnappings there soared. Photograph: Getty Images

South Korean president Lee Jae Myung has called for “all-out” diplomatic efforts to protect citizens in Cambodia after a university student was lured there by a scam ring and allegedly tortured to death.

At a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Lee said “protecting the lives and safety of citizens is the government’s greatest responsibility” and called for all those caught up in the scams to be “swiftly repatriated”.

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