The Incheon Airport Immigration Office of the Ministry of Justice announced on the 10th that it has sent three foreign brokers to the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office under custody on charges of facilitating false refugee applications (violation of the Immigration Control Act).


Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon <span class="image-source">Photo by Yonhap News</span>

Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon Photo by Yonhap News

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Among them, two are Kazakhstani nationals and one is Tajikistani. These individuals, who have been residing illegally in South Korea for an extended period, are accused of facilitating false refugee applications for 149 foreigners of Kazakhstani, Tajikistani, and Russian nationality who entered the country for tourism purposes from May 2022 to last April, charging between 800,000 and 1,500,000 KRW per person as payment.


They allegedly fabricated false reasons for the applicants, such as "being threatened or attacked by the Taliban armed group in their home country" or "being persecuted for being treated as heretics due to religious reasons," and provided related documents. One Korean national who provided the necessary documents for the false refugee applications was sent to prosecution without detention.


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Han Dong-hoon, Minister of Justice, stated, "The Ministry of Justice will strengthen crackdowns on false refugee brokers to accept genuine refugees in accordance with international standards and the dignity of the Republic of Korea."


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