Ten Vietnamese gamblers who escaped from a South Korean police station by squeezing through a window in the dead of night have all been rearrested, according to authorities in the southwestern city of Gwangju.
The 10 were part of a group of 23 Vietnamese nationals detained at a gambling house in the city in the early hours of Sunday morning. They managed to sneak through a 20-centimeter opening in a tilt window while awaiting interrogation on suspicion of illegal gambling.
All 10 were undocumented migrants who fled in fear they would be deported to Vietnam, authorities said. The other members of the group had documentation allowing them to stay in the country.
As a developed nation, South Korea has a far wealthier economy than developing Vietnam. The latter also has an authoritarian government that practices political oppression.
The 10 were part of a group of 23 Vietnamese nationals detained at a gambling house in the city in the early hours of Sunday morning. They managed to sneak through a 20-centimeter opening in a tilt window while awaiting interrogation on suspicion of illegal gambling.
All 10 were undocumented migrants who fled in fear they would be deported to Vietnam, authorities said. The other members of the group had documentation allowing them to stay in the country.
As a developed nation, South Korea has a far wealthier economy than developing Vietnam. The latter also has an authoritarian government that practices political oppression.