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10 South Korean nationals sentenced to one year in jail in Cambodia for preparing to commit offences

Xinhua, August 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

A Cambodian court on Wednesday sentenced 10 South Korean nationals -- five men and five women -- to one year in prison each for joining as a group to prepare for committing offences, according to a verdict pronounced by presiding judge Chhe Virak on Wednesday.

The group was arrested on Nov. 12, 2014 during a raid on a villa in Phnom Penh's Tuol Kork district and a number of laptops and cell phones were confiscated. They were charged with hacking into the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications' computer system, listening to stored phone conversations and stealing automated system safety data.

According to Wednesday's verdict, the group, aged between 21 and 35 years old, were acquitted of the above-mentioned charges, but were found guilty of"joining as a group to prepare for committing offences." "The court decides to sentence each of them to one year in prison,"the verdict said.

During a trial on Aug. 19, the group confessed to their role in the hack, but pleaded for pardons, saying that they had only checked into the automated system safety data, but not stolen any data. Endi