Back in handcuffs...During the arrest, he pushed the police and "rowed away."

Vietnamese nationality suspect in his 30s who was being taken away
After pushing the police with handcuffs on the back, they ran away
'illegal gambling' 11 foreign suspects
Suspect Fleeing, Migrant Workers Expired with Domestic Visas

[Anchor]
A Vietnamese national suspect caught on illegal gambling fled while being arrested.

While being handed over to the police station, he pushed the police officer and ran away in handcuffs behind him.

Police are tracking the area around the police station and the nearby industrial complex.

I'm reporter Na Hyun-ho.

[Reporter]
In the pitch-dark dawn, a police officer takes the suspect in the car and enters the police station.

But just a few seconds later, someone in white darts in front of the police station and the police chase begins.

A suspect in his 30s of Vietnamese nationality, who was arrested as a red criminal while illegally gambling, runs away while being arrested.

The Vietnamese suspect, who fled from the police, has been missing since he was spotted on the hill here, expanding the scope of the search.

At that time, the suspect reportedly pushed the police next to him and ran away.

Even though he was handcuffed behind him, he went into hiding after ostracizing the police officers like he was playing tag.

Earlier, a total of 11 people were arrested at the gambling site, and several police cars were mobilized and sent to prison.

[Police official: Since there are many people, don't they come in several patrol cars? I was getting off one by one, but I think I got out of the waiting car. That's what happened in the process..]

The suspect who fled was investigated as an "illegal resident" whose domestic visa had expired.

In particular, it is presumed that he knows the surrounding geography well, given that he fled by choosing a place where there is no CCTV and there are few people.

[Police official: There is no wanted.... You need to check how long you actually lived in the Gwangju area.]

Apart from tracking down the fugitive, the police plan to look into whether the escape prevention procedures were properly followed during the arrest process.

At Gwangsan Police Station in Gwangju, 10 of the foreign suspects who were arrested for gambling in June last year ran away during the district investigation.

I'm Na Hyunho of YTN.

Photographer: Kim Kyung-rok