Pattaya murder suspect deported to South Korea
published : 11 Jul 2024 at 11:01
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
A Korean murder suspect having been arrested in Phnom Penh has been sent back to South Korea to face charges for allegedly killing his compatriot near Pattaya two months ago.
South Korean police brought the 27-year-old suspect back home from the Cambodian capital on Wednesday, Yonhap reported.
The South Korean news agency did not name the suspect, but Thai police have identified him as Lee Yong Jin.
He and two other Koreans are accused of killing Roh Eui Jong, placing the body in a plastic barrel and dumping it into Map Prachan reservoir in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri in May. The two other suspects were identified by Thai authorities as Lee Roun, who was arrested in South Korea, and Kim Hyeonng Won, who is still on the run.
Following the suspect's arrest, Cambodian authorities decided to deport him instead of pursuing extradition due to the longer and more complicated process.
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- authority (noun): a person or government agency who has the power to make decisions or enforce the law - เจ้าหน้าที่ผู้มีอำนาจ
- barrel: a large round container, usually made of wood or metal, with flat ends and, usually, curved sides - ถังใส่ของเหลว
- compatriot: a person who is from the same country as you are - คนชาติเดียวกัน
- complicated: difficult to deal with, do or understand - ซับซ้อน
- deport: to send someone out of a country, usually because they do not have a legal right to be there - เนรเทศออกจากประเทศ, ส่งตัวกลับประเทศ
- extradition: sending someone accused of a crime back to the country where the crime was committed for trial or punishment - การส่งผู้ร้ายข้ามแดน
- identification (noun): the process of finding out what or who someone is - การหาเอกลักษณ์,การชี้ตัว
- reservoir: a natural or artificial lake where water is stored - อ่างเก็บน้ำ
- suspect: a person who is thought to have committed a crime - ผู้ต้องสงสัย
