Foreign murder suspect arrested in Cambodia after 22 years on the run

A foreign national, wanted by South Korean police in connection with a murder committed over 20 years ago, has been apprehended in Cambodia.

Kim Kisu had been sought by South Korean police in connection with a murder that took place in in South Korea on November 5, 1999.

It is believed that he fled to Cambodia after the crime and has been living ‘under the radar’ for almost 22 years.

Major General Sithi Loh, Commissioner of Banteay Meanchey Provincial Police said that the suspect was arrested by the police force of Banteay Meanchey provincial police in Serei Sophorn while driving from Poipet to Phnom Penh.

He also highlighted the cooperation between South Korean and Cambodian police that had brought the man to justice after so many years

After his arrest, the suspect was sent sent to Department of Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime for processing.

Agencies