Ministry of Justice Deporting 7 Including Vietnamese International Students for 'Self-Quarantine Violations' (Update)

Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae is delivering opening remarks at a press conference held on the 11th at the Gyeonggi Government Gwacheon Complex. / Gwacheon = Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The Ministry of Justice announced on the 19th that it recently deported seven foreigners who violated self-quarantine measures imposed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The Ministry of Justice ordered three Vietnamese international students who left their residence without their mobile phones installed with the self-diagnosis application and went to recreational areas in Gunsan to leave the country on the 17th.

Additionally, one Malaysian international student who left the quarantine location three times while leaving their phone in the dormitory was also ordered deported on the same day. This student was also fined for violating the Ministry of Justice's restriction order on activity range.

The Ministry of Justice explained that in the case of these students, considering the difficulty of arranging return flights, they issued departure orders instead of forced deportation. They must leave the country as soon as the flight issues are resolved while under the protection of immigration authorities.

As a result, from the 1st, when mandatory quarantine for all arrivals was implemented, until the 18th, eight foreigners were deported for violating self-quarantine measures (four by forced deportation, four by departure orders), and four foreigners were deported for refusing to enter quarantine facilities. Additionally, 29 foreigners were forcibly repatriated for refusing quarantine during special entry procedures at airports.

On the 8th, the Ministry of Justice deported one Indonesian man who falsely reported his residence and left the self-quarantine location. On the 14th, three people were deported: a Vietnamese couple who left their self-quarantine location in Seoul without permission and went to Gimhae, Gyeongnam, and one Vietnamese crew member who went fishing in Yeosu, Jeonnam.

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