"Victims of scams are typically lured with promises of high-paying jobs before being confined in compounds and forced to participate in online fraud operations. Witness accounts from rescued Koreans reveal the brutal conditions inside the compounds. Victims described being tortured with electric shock devices and indiscriminately beaten with metal pipes by Chinese supervisers, according to Yonhap News. I don't know if I fainted or just collapsed from lack of strength, but I couldn't even scream, one told the news agency."
"The travel prohibition covers the border towns of Poipet and Bavet, along with the Bokor Mountain region in Kampot province, 140km south-west of Phnom Penh, where a 22-year-old Korean student was allegedly tortured to death in August. About 60 South Koreans remain detained by Cambodian authorities after a crackdown on scam operations, while another 80 cannot be accounted for, officials said."
South Korea declared a code-black travel ban for Poipet, Bavet and the Bokor Mountain region after authorities identified surging employment scams, kidnappings and detention cases targeting South Korean nationals. About 60 nationals remain detained and another 80 are unaccounted for; Seoul formed an emergency taskforce and said it seeks repatriation by the weekend while noting returnees may face investigation and judicial measures depending on their involvement. Kidnappings have soared, with victims lured by high-paying job offers, confined in compounds, forced into online fraud, tortured by electric shocks and beatings, and reportedly killed or trafficked for organs. A high-level delegation led by second vice-foreign minister Ki was dispatched.
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