BI rearrests South Korean fugitive Na Ikhyeon

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) rearrested South Korean fugitive Na Ikhyeon and his accomplice Kang Changbeom on Sunday, March 9, after they escaped from BI custody in Barangay Pampang, Angeles City.

Na was arrested again while attending a preliminary investigation at the Office of the City Prosecutor in Quezon City with BI personnel when he slipped away with assistance from Kang and three BI employees who have been terminated.

Kang is also wanted in South Korea for fraud and will be held at the BI detention facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City under heightened security due to their high-risk status.

BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado ordered the dismissal of five individuals involved in Na's escape and referred another permanent employee to the Department of Justice.

Na was initially arrested by the BI at Clark International Airport in 1923 for using a fake passport and is wanted in South Korea for fraud.