The Ministry of Foreign Affairs talked about the case of more than 40 people jumping into the river to escape from the Cambodian casino

On August 19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to a reporter’s question about citizen protection in the case of more than 40 Vietnamese citizens fleeing the casino in Chrey Thum hamlet, Sampeou Poun commune, Kaoh Thom district. , Kandal province (Cambodia) and returned home by swimming across the Binh Di River in An Giang.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed Vietnamese representative missions in Cambodia to contact local authorities to clarify information and inspect this facility.

Vietnam also asked the Cambodian side to assist in finding the missing person as well as investigating the cause of the incident, at the same time urgently implementing measures to protect citizens.

The Consular Department – Ministry of Foreign Affairs is urgently coordinating with domestic agencies to quickly verify the identities of those who have returned home, find out information to implement further measures to protect citizens.

Before that, like Youth Online It was reported that, due to working overtime, without rest and without pay, 41 Vietnamese people working at casinos in Cambodia discussed running away from the casino, swimming across the Binh Di River and returning to Vietnam. .

However, 1 of these people has gone missing and as of August 19 has not been found.

In the face of many Vietnamese people being scammed and brokered to work illegally in Cambodia, in recent years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese representative agencies in Cambodia and other agencies in Vietnam and Cambodia. cooperated in receiving information, verifying and implementing many measures to protect citizens.

Thanks to that, it has timely assisted citizens in difficulties and emergencies and rescued, brought more than 500 citizens back to the country safely, and supported procedures for thousands of other citizens.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese representative missions in Cambodia will continue to closely monitor the case as well as the situation of Vietnamese workers in the host country, promptly take necessary measures to protect citizens, ensure the safety of Vietnamese workers, and ensure the safety of Vietnamese workers. protect the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese citizens,” Hang affirmed in the information provided to the press on the evening of August 19.