THE Immigration Police Bureau yesterday announced cases of foreigners caught for overstaying their visas and committing crimes.
Thai Immigration police paraded a group of offenders yesterday at a press conference as they announced they had arrested 50 Pakistani nationals, 15 Indians, eight Somalis, three Nigerians, three from Papua New Guinea, three Vietnamese, a Mali national, a Bangladeshi national, a Sri Lankan national and twenty-three other nationals.
Measures to clamp down on foreigners who overstay their visa will go into effect in March.
Those who overstay for more than a year will be barred from
the country for three years, while those who overstay for more than
five years will be banned for 10 years.
Authorities have encouraged offenders to turn themselves in and avoid heavier penalties.
Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Natthorn
Praosunthorn said the measures were taken to increase security in
Thailand, claiming many foreigners who overstay are likely to have also
committed crimes.
He cited the case of American boxer Malik Naeem
Watson-Smith, who once fought Thai boxer "Buakaw," and was caught
overstaying his visa on 14 Dec. He had been charged with assault in
2010.
Russian Eveniy Gubarev, 37, was arrested on Dec. 17 for
overstaying his visa and is wanted on charges of fraud and laundering
money, while an unnamed 47-year-old Belgian was arrested on Sunday for
overstaying by 305 days.
In a separate case, a French man overstaying his visa was
arrested on Dec. 11 and charged with attempted murder, detention, and
robbery in relation to trafficking drugs, The Nation reported.
Eveniy Gubarev, 37, a Russian national, was arrested on December 17 for overstaying, and is also wanted on charges of fraud and laundering money.
An unnamed 47-year-old Belgian was arrested on December 20 for overstaying by 305 days. He arrived on January 20 and was allowed to stay until February 18.
Eveniy Gubarev, 37, a Russian national, was arrested on December 17 for overstaying, and is also wanted on charges of fraud and laundering money.
An unnamed 47-year-old Belgian was arrested on December 20 for overstaying by 305 days. He arrived on January 20 and was allowed to stay until February 18.
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