Bangladeshi International Student Arrested for Facilitating Illegal Entry and False Refugee Applications
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] A Bangladeshi international student who illegally brought compatriots wishing to work in Korea into the country and facilitated false refugee applications has been arrested.
The Immigration Special Investigation Unit of the Seoul Immigration Office under the Ministry of Justice announced on the 9th that Bangladeshi national A was detained on charges of violating the Immigration Control Act and sent to the prosecution.
A is accused of registering 12 Bangladeshis as language trainees at a university in China from January 2018 to September last year, then fabricating visa documents to enter Korea illegally under the pretense of short-term tourist visits.
Investigations revealed that he helped those who entered the country this way to apply for refugee status based on false claims that they belonged to the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and were politically persecuted by the ruling Awami League (AL).
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A, who entered Korea in 2016 and is currently enrolled in a master's program at a domestic university, reportedly received 800,000 taka (approximately 11.27 million KRW) per person in exchange for facilitating illegal entry and false refugee applications.
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