Broker who tried to hide a visa-free Chinese entrant in a car ceiling to leave Jeju Port receives prison sentence

Who this helps

This may help people looking into how courts handled a case where a visa-free entrant was hidden in a vehicle to leave Jeju Port. It covers both the broker and the person who tried to leave.

Case overview

Court

Jeju District Court

Posted on original board

Apr 21, 2015 (Tue)

Topic

Criminal Cases

Original title (Korean)

2015. 4. 17.자 무사증 입국 중국인을 차량 루프백에 몰래 숨겨 출도시키려던 알선책에게 실형을…

A Chinese national who entered visa-free was to be hidden inside the ceiling of a car fitted with a roof carrier, and taken out of Jeju Port by passenger ferry. A person in Korea had arranged this.

What sentence did the court give for hiding a visa-free entrant in a car to leave Jeju Port?

The case involved a Chinese national who entered Korea without a visa. The person was hidden in the ceiling of a car fitted with a carrier, and the plan was to leave Jeju Port on a passenger ship. A person in Korea had arranged this. The court gave the broker a prison sentence and the Chinese national a suspended sentence.

How the court ruled

The court sentenced the domestic broker to prison. The Chinese national who tried to leave in hiding received a suspended sentence.

What to check in a similar situation

Details about entry status and how criminal cases are handled can be confirmed with immigration offices and the court that handled the case.

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Terms explained

Visa-free entry

Entering Korea without getting a visa beforehand. The person in this case entered this way.

Broker

A person who arranges or helps carry out a plan for someone else. Here, a person in Korea arranged the hiding and exit.

Suspended sentence

A prison term that is handed down but not carried out right away. The Chinese national received this.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was involved in this case?

A Chinese national who entered without a visa, and a person in Korea who arranged the plan.

How did the court rule?

The court gave the broker a prison sentence and the Chinese national a suspended sentence.

Does this result apply to every similar case?

No. It is the court's decision in this one case and does not apply as is to other cases.