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Sixty South Koreans to return home Saturday after Cambodia detention

Cambodian police officials stand next to the closed gate at Poipet International border checkpoint between Cambodia-Thailand, at Poipet town in Banteay Meanchey province on June 24, 2025. [AFP]

Cambodia will repatriate 60 South Koreans detained for alleged involvement in cyberscam operations early Saturday, a Seoul official said, a day after Phnom Penh announced plans to deport them.

"Around midnight tonight local time in Cambodia, or early tomorrow morning Korea time, a chartered flight is expected to depart Phnom Penh for Incheon, with final discussions underway with Cambodian authorities," National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac told a press briefing.

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