South Korea sanctions 15 individuals, 132 entities over online scams in Southeast Asia
By
Binu Mathew
Seoul [South Korea], November 27 (ANI): South Korea on Thursday announced independent sanctions against 15 individuals and 132 entities involved in transnational crimes in Southeast Asia, primarily targeting online scams that defraud South Korean nationals, Yonhap News Agency reported.
According to the Yonhap News Agency, the move comes in the wake of widespread outrage over the death of a South Korean college student, who was reportedly tortured by an online job-scam ring in Cambodia.
