After Hundreds of Billions Fraud, Disguised Identity in Cambodia... Repatriated to Korea After 13 Years

A, who fled overseas after committing a fraud worth hundreds of millions of won in Korea in 2009, used a forged ID card in Cambodia. Photo by the National Police Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] A fraud suspect who embezzled hundreds of billions of won and fled overseas has been repatriated to South Korea after 13 years.

The National Police Agency announced on the 23rd that through Interpol international cooperation investigations, they have repatriated Mr. A (63), who was captured in Cambodia. Mr. A is accused of deceiving victims in 2009 by opening securities accounts and promising to secure loans against them, then embezzling hundreds of billions of won. Kang Gitaek, head of the Interpol International Cooperation Division, evaluated, "This repatriation is the result of persistent tracking of fugitives abroad based on close cooperation with Cambodia."

The arrest of Mr. A began last August when the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Interpol International Cooperation Team received intelligence that "an unidentified Korean was residing in Cambodia using a forged ID card." Through identity verification, the police confirmed that the Korean who forged the ID card in Cambodia was Mr. A, who had been living as a fugitive after committing fraud. The police then requested confirmation of the issuance process of Mr. A's Cambodian ID card and confirmed from local police that Mr. A had used the identity of a Cambodian who died in 2010.

The local police arrested Mr. A in November of that year, and the Korean police pursued repatriation by receiving custody of him in the airport security zone without going through entry procedures at the Cambodian airport, culminating in success on this day. The police stated, "Mr. A thoroughly disguised his identity and lived in Cambodia to continue evading overseas," and added, "We will continue to strengthen cooperation with Interpol to arrest and repatriate fugitives abroad."

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