Another Chinese citizen attempted to sneak into Taiwan by rubber boat, the sea patrol officers Tuesday (4) in the north coast of Kinmen seaside intercepted the suspected stowaway, has been handed to the Kinmen District Prosecutor’s Office to investigate the purpose of his stowaway. This is the first four days into May, the second attempted smuggling of mainlanders into Taiwan. Last Saturday (1), a Chinese man also smuggled himself into Taiwan’s Taichung port in a rubber boat, and after he was discovered, he claimed to the Taiwanese authorities that his purpose was to “run for freedom. Taiwan’s Vice Chairman of the Land Commission Qiu Chui-cheng said that the government has intensified its search operations to prevent mainlanders from smuggling themselves into Taiwan, and he reiterated that once caught, they will be severely punished according to the law.
Diao Zijing, deputy chief of the coast patrol team of the Sea Patrol Agency Kinmen, said on Thursday (6) that at close to five o’clock on Tuesday morning, the inter-shore radar operator of the 12th patrol area command of the Sea Patrol Agency found a suspicious light spot in the sea north of Kinmen and continued to sail in the direction of Kinmen, and immediately activated the infrared thermal imaging camera to search.
Diao Zijing said, when confirmed that the light point is not a normal fishing boat, immediately notify the patrol boat and shore patrol officers to deploy, and in Shishan Army a stronghold shore, successfully seized the Chinese man who tried to break through.
Diao Zijing said: After an inventory, the man surnamed Jiang had a suitcase with him, the luggage inside the action power, cell phones, bank cards, as well as cooked pork dumplings 16, and tool knives, immediately for these items to sterilize operations. The cooked 16 pork dumplings, we also immediately notified the Bureau of Prevention of Disease to bring back to destroy.
Diao Zijing said that the Jiang smuggler used “just want to come” as the reason for smuggling. Because of the fear that the cooked dumplings brought by the stowaways may have African swine fever virus, the relevant units have been immediately notified to deal with it.
Diao Zijing said: he claimed that about one o’clock, from the small stool shore after filling the air in the direction of Kinmen, with the paddle way, about three to four hours. The man surnamed Jiang claimed that the rubber boat was purchased in the mainland online shopping site, the purpose of smuggling we are in the process of clarification, the follow-up case will be in accordance with the violation of the National Security Law and the Immigration Law, referred to the Kinmen District Prosecutor’s Office for investigation.
For only four days, two consecutive Chinese people smuggled to Taiwan in rubber boats, Land Commission Deputy Director Chiu Chui-cheng responded that in order to prevent illegal entry of mainland Chinese people, affecting Taiwan’s national security and social stability, the competent authorities of the Maritime Patrol Agency has also set up a surveillance and protection network, through radar, infrared, regular patrols and other ways to strengthen the investigation, strengthen the detection of energy, once the detection of smuggling cases are strictly punished according to the law.
Qiu Chuizheng said: the relevant law enforcement agencies will continue to strengthen the relevant response measures and closely monitor our surrounding waters to avoid the recurrence of similar incidents. These two cases have been referred to the judicial authorities for investigation and handling, because of the epidemic factor, the two men are currently detained in the relevant premises in isolation, until the expiration of the isolation period, and then by the law enforcement agencies to further understand the purpose of his illegal entry into Taiwan, the motive and related statements, we will deal with the law.
The government has also been working with the government to develop a new system for the development of the country’s economy.
According to Kinmen’s new crown pneumonia prevention regulations, the stowaway surnamed Jiang has been transferred for 14 days of quarantine, after the expiration of the period by the prosecutor by video interrogation.
According to Taiwan’s past cases of dealing with Chinese stowaways, the man was sentenced to up to three years in prison or a fine of up to NT$90,000 for violating the Immigration and Emigration Act, and will generally be repatriated to the mainland after his sentence is over. If the stowaways have the back of the people’s movement, they may be able to stay in Taiwan as a “sheltered alternative”.
4 days ago, there was another Chinese man driving a military rubber boat, from the city of Shishi, Fujian Province, successfully evaded the military and sea patrol military up to the shore, until they called for help before they were found, triggering Taiwan’s top national security concerns.
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