PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Dozens of South Koreans allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia are to be flown back home aboard a charter plane on Saturday, officials said.

The repatriation follows the death of a South Korean student who was reportedly forced to work in a scam center in Cambodia. His death triggered public outrage in South Korea, prompting the government to send a delegation to the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, for talks on joint responses.

The two sides are working together to repatriate about 60 South Koreans. They are in the final stages of negotiations on a charter flight due to leave Phnom Penh at around midnight local time (1700 GMT), South Korean national security director Wi Sung-lac told a briefing in Seoul.

Upon arrival, the South Koreans, who were previo

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