"South Korean netizens shared a photo of police arresting illegal Cambodian workers. They say, 'Illegal Cambodian workers in Korea protested demanding justice for their country. He and 12 others were arrested this morning ...'" reads a Thai-language Facebook post published on October 17, 2025.
The image appears to show two police officers taking a man into custody during a street demonstration.
Thai and Cambodian social media users have continued to trade barbs online despite a truce that stopped a deadly five-day clash between the neighbours in July, which killed at least 43 people on both sides and displaced some 300,000 (archived link).
Seoul banned its citizens on October 15 from travelling to parts of Cambodia in response to the torture and killing of a South Korean college student in August 2025, reportedly involving a crime ring (archived link). Three Chinese nationals were later charged with murder and online fraud.
South Korea's foreign ministry said around 1,000 of its citizens were working in Cambodian scam centres. Sixty-four South Koreans who had been detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in cyberscam operations returned home on October 18 and were immediately taken into custody (archived link).
Other posts on Facebook, TikTok and X also shared the image with the false claim, while Thai broadcaster Amarin TV used it in reports on its Facebook page and website.
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