By Kang Aa-young
A Korean missionary who has been living in the Philippines for 18 years has been detained for a month for allegedly possessing illegal weapons.
Police arrested the man, surnamed Baek, 48, on May 30 and he is being held in the Antipolo Police Station in Manila.
But he claims he is the victim of 'tanim-bala,' a bullet-planting scam, sprung by police to shake down tourists or foreigners.
He said he was raided in December and police claim they sent him a letter to appear in court. But he said he never got the letter and was arrested on May 30.
More than 20,000 Koreans have signed a petition calling for his release.
A Korean missionary who has been living in the Philippines for 18 years has been detained for a month for allegedly possessing illegal weapons.
Police arrested the man, surnamed Baek, 48, on May 30 and he is being held in the Antipolo Police Station in Manila.
But he claims he is the victim of 'tanim-bala,' a bullet-planting scam, sprung by police to shake down tourists or foreigners.
He said he was raided in December and police claim they sent him a letter to appear in court. But he said he never got the letter and was arrested on May 30.
More than 20,000 Koreans have signed a petition calling for his release.
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