SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for relevant ministries to use "all available resources" to help Korean nationals kidnapped in Cambodia over job scams return home, following the torture and death of a college student that shocked the nation.
Lee made the call during a Cabinet meeting as the reported kidnappings of Korean nationals jumped this year over job scams and the torture death of the college student that prompted Foreign Minister Cho Hyun to summon Cambodia's ambassador.
"Related ministries should accelerate the establishment of a regular communication channel between the law enforcement authorities of the two countries through consultations with the Cambodian government, " Lee said, adding that Korean nationals kidnapped in Cambodia should be promptly found and sent home.