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[Daeryun Newsletter] Cambodia Kidnapping and Detention Victims: What About Their Liability as Perpetrators?

Related AreasVoice Phishing · Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes Act · Fraud · Embezzlement

2025.Nov

Nov.2025
Cambodia Confinement Victims: How Can Perpetrators Be Held Accountable?
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[Daeryun Newsletter] Victims of abduction and detention in Cambodia: what liability do they bear as perpetrators?

Victims of abduction and confinement in Cambodia: how can their liability as perpetrators be pursued?

Koreans who were deceived by employment scams luring them with high-paying jobs in Cambodia, then confined by local criminal organizations and made to take part in fraud crimes such as voice phishing, are being repatriated one after another. They occupy a dual status: victims akin to human trafficking victims, yet at the same time perpetrators who caused roughly 9.3 billion won in damage domestically. The prosecution has referred the majority of those repatriated for indictment. This is because if it is proven that they voluntarily joined the criminal organizations under the guise of high-paying part-time work, they are likely to be punished as voice phishing fraud perpetrators. Can they truly be exonerated solely on the claim that they "were deceived into going and worked under coercion"?

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Insurance Fraud Reaches the 'KRW 1 Trillion Range' for the Third Consecutive Year... What Attorney Assistance Is Available If You Are Implicated?
Insurance Fraud Reaches the 'KRW 1 Trillion Range' for the Third Consecutive Year... What Attorney Assistance Is Available If You Are Implicated?

According to the Financial Supervisory Service, the amount of insurance fraud detected last year reached 1.1164 trillion won. Fraud related to auto insurance and accident-and-illness insurance was found to account for more than 70%. Attorney Kim Kwang-deok explains in detail how to respond if implicated in insurance fraud.

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Plaintiff wins 'lawsuit to confirm the existence of a lease relationship' against Incheon Tourism Corporation
Plaintiff wins 'lawsuit to confirm the existence of a lease relationship' against Incheon Tourism Corporation

In a lawsuit filed by a café-operating company against the Incheon Tourism Organization seeking confirmation of the existence of a lease relationship, the court ruled in favor of the café. The ruling held that if the unit by which rent is paid differs from the unit by which the contract may be terminated for arrears, it is an unfair contract disadvantageous to the tenant and therefore has no effect. We hear comments from attorney Kim Sung-chan, who represented the case.

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Fraud or Mere Default? The Test Lies in “the Beginning”
Fraud or Mere Default? The Test Lies in “the Beginning”

"What if you lent money and it turned out to be fraud?" Not every failure to recover a loan amounts to the crime of fraud. The key to distinguishing a criminal case from a case of mere default lies in the borrower's intent and circumstances at the time the money was borrowed. Attorney Oh Si-on examines the point that will mark the fork between a civil and a criminal case.

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'Proving customer satisfaction through quality'—Daeryun launches Korea's first litigation quality assurance system
“Proving Customer Satisfaction Through Quality”: Daeryun Launches Litigation Quality Assurance System

Daeryun has become the first domestic law firm to introduce a "Litigation Quality Assurance System," guaranteeing the quality of its legal services. As an unprecedented effort to secure client trust and spread a culture of accountability, it plans to operate a separate refund team to minimize client inconvenience. Its goal is to provide a level of service that leaves no need for a refund. We hear from managing partner Kim Kook-il in an interview.

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