FRIDAY, March 29, 2024
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Embassy raises alarm over deaths of Korean nationals

Embassy raises alarm over deaths of Korean nationals

The South Korean Embassy in Manila has expressed alarm over the rising number of deaths of its nationals who had become victims of crimes in the country and said that if this trend continued, Koreans would be discouraged from coming to the Philippines.

In a statement, the embassy said that so far, nine Korean nationals have died in violent crimes since January.
The latest case involved a Korean businessman who was killed on July 27 in a carjacking, the embassy said. The man’s wife was also abducted but later released unharmed, and police have arrested the family driver “for possible involvement in the crime”, it said.
The embassy also mentioned the abduction and murder last March of 21-year-old student named Lee Ji Won, noting that one of the suspects in his murder included a taxi driver. It also said the “brutal and senseless crime rattled the Korean community in the Philippines.
“The rising incidence of crimes committed against Koreans while in the Philippines either on vacation or on business is a trend that has alarmed the Embassy of the Republic of Korea,” the embassy said.
Korean Ambassador Hyuk Lee has sought the help of the Department of the Interior, the police and the Office of the President “in the hope that an intensified effort on the part of the Philippine government to curb criminality will lead to a safer environment for Korean nationals”.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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