Chinese woman’s Phuket Airport arrest sparks legal turbulence

[snoop1130]

 

A Chinese woman was arrested last night for passport fraud at Phuket International Airport. The woman, identified as a 44 year old Chinese national, Jian Qi, attempted to bypass immigration control using a passport that did not belong to her, a crime that could lead to a maximum of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to 200,000 baht under Thai law.

 

Jian Qi was apprehended around 11.45pm at the international arrivals hall, as announced by the Phuket Immigration Airport division. Oddly, her identity was revealed through a news article by Matichon, published just an hour before Phuket Immigration released its official statement.

 

Jian Qi had arrived in Phuket from Shanghai on flight FM831. At the immigration control counter, she presented a passport bearing the name of 28 year old Yi Chih Han, a Chinese citizen. However, the biometric control system indicated that the face of the woman before them only matched the passport photo by 30%.

 

With no supplementary documents to support her identity and Shanghai Airlines personnel confirming that no individual named Yi Chih Han had boarded the flight from China, Jian Qi was cornered. Initially, she tried to justify the discrepancy by claiming she had undergone multiple aesthetic surgeries. However, she eventually admitted to using another person’s passport reported Phuket News.

 

By Mitch Connor

Caption: Photo: Phuket Immigration Checkpoint

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/chinese-woman-arrested-at-phuket-airport-for-passport-fraud

 

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[MichaelHunt]

So it turns out that they DON'T all look alike.

[PETERTHEEATER]

She must have checked in at Shanghai with a PP in her realname yet tried to enter Thailand with the passport of someone else. Where then is her PP?

[The Theory]

16 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Where then is her PP?

Holding in her hands, both pp (in the photo). But what could be her game, that's the question ????.

[Gaccha]

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the biometric control system indicated that the face of the woman before them only matched the passport photo by 30%.

That's impressive. I didn't know the immigration system was running a comparison check between the webcam photo and the passport photo. I thought it was just doing the fingerprint checks, and leaving the face comparison to the officer.

[save the frogs]

murderers dont even get 10 years, do they?

 

[Dan O]

18 minutes ago, The Theory said:

Holding in her hands, both pp (in the photo). But what could be her game, that's the question ????.

Fairly obvious she was trying to hide her whereabouts. The reason is still a mystery though. Probably will find out there's some trouble brewing in China thats about to come and say hello to her. 

[The Theory]

1 hour ago, Dan O said:

The reason is still a mystery though.

We don't know if she was arrested at the check-in counter or at the immigration counter. It is possible that she checked in by her own pp, but tried to exit (exit stamp) by some else's pp. 

[Dan O]

4 minutes ago, The Theory said:

We don't know if she was arrested at the check-in counter or at the immigration counter. It is possible that she checked in by her own pp, but tried to exit (exit stamp) by some else's pp. 

It doesnt say but implies she was arrested at immigration as they stated that the PP picture only matched at 30% of the facial recognition picture which is at Immigration. They also say they checked the airline and they showed the PP name she was trying to use was not on the flight manifest from leaving China. 

[Nick Carter icp]

2 hours ago, save the frogs said:

murderers dont even get 10 years, do they?

 

That is the maximum , murderers get executed 

[still kicking]

2 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

That is the maximum , murderers get executed 

Maybe in the US but not in Thailand 

[jak2002003]

Could she apply for a pardon? 

[Nick Carter icp]

18 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Maybe in the US but not in Thailand 

No, in Thailand it is 

[still kicking]

Just now, Nick Carter icp said:

No, in Thailand it is 

Well tell me when the last time Thailand applied the death sentence 

[Nick Carter icp]

5 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Well tell me when the last time Thailand applied the death sentence 

18 June 2018

[still kicking]

3 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

18 June 2018

So, and when was the last one in theUS?

[Nick Carter icp]

3 minutes ago, still kicking said:

So, and when was the last one in theUS?

Look it up yourself on google . Do a webserach to find out for yourself

[still kicking]

7 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Look it up yourself on google . Do a webserach to find out for yourself

2021 

[mikebike]

26 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Well tell me when the last time Thailand applied the death sentence 

2018

[still kicking]

46 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

Could she apply for a pardon? 

If she is rich, she could.

[mikebike]

18 minutes ago, still kicking said:

So, and when was the last one in theUS?

Why compare Thailand to one of the top 5 execution countries? 

[still kicking]

Just now, mikebike said:

Why compare Thailand to one of the top 5 execution countries? 

I only answered a Question of some body.

[stuarty]

couldn't she say she was carrying  both her own passport and someone else's, and mistakenly presented the wrong one?

 

[2baht]

6 hours ago, The Theory said:

Holding in her hands, both pp (in the photo). But what could be her game, that's the question ????.

Insurgency! ????

[StayinThailand2much]

4 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

Could she apply for a pardon? 

No, as she isn't a corrupt former PM.

[StayinThailand2much]

1 hour ago, stuarty said:

couldn't she say she was carrying  both her own passport and someone else's, and mistakenly presented the wrong one?

Even if, she would still have to explain why she was carrying the passport of someone else. 

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, MichaelHunt said:

So it turns out that they DON'T all look alike.

Just think alike.

[IAMHERE]

5 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

That is the maximum , murderers get executed 

When was the last execution in Thailand?

[Nick Carter icp]

26 minutes ago, IAMHERE said:

When was the last execution in Thailand?

I have no idea, I wonder how I could find out.................................????

[fredwiggy]

5 hours ago, still kicking said:

2021 

Actually 5 this year, 5 last year, and 3 in 2021.