Recently, huge advertisements appeared on the streets of Thailand, clearly marked with the price of "100,000 quick purchase of Cambodian immigration passports" and "30 days can be naturalized with a new second identity", which attracted the attention of the Cambodian and Thailand police. According to the latest news, the Thailand police have arrested 2 suspects, including the mastermind behind the scenes, both of whom are Chinese.
According to the Thailand Immigration Department, two foreigners have recently put up huge billboards advertising foreign passports, and the Thailand police have arrested them. Cambodia's Ministry of Interior recently urged Thailand authorities to investigate the billboards offering foreign passports and citizenship, including Cambodia.
Thailand authorities said the mastermind behind the incident was Qin, 33, who was arrested at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport and is currently on trial. Thailand authorities said he was not welcome to re-enter the country.
It is reported that his accomplice's name is Nazu, 35 years old, female, who is mainly responsible for placing billboards.
The woman was also sentenced to four months of probation, fined 5,000 baht (about $137), and blacklisted on July 24.
Nazu told police that she was from Hong Kong, China, and was in charge of printing and posting huge advertisements in Thailand, the Bangkok Post reported Tuesday.
The Thailand immigration director said the huge Chinese ad offered a 30-day service to people who wanted to obtain a foreign passport or citizenship, as well as promotional images of passports from Indonesia, Cambodia, Turkey and Vanuatu. On July 22, the authorities removed the billboard, and the two suspects and the company involved in the billboard are under investigation.
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior of Cambodia: This has a negative impact on Cambodia's reputation
In response to the matter, a spokesman for the Cambodian Ministry of Interior said that the above case will have a negative impact on Cambodia's reputation. Cambodia is ready to cooperate with other countries to put an end to such illegal activities and to bring the perpetrators to justice.
"Cambodia's reputation is seriously damaged by criminals using Cambodia's passport and citizenship as a tool to deceive others, which may mislead people visiting Cambodia into believing that there is such an illegal activity in Cambodia and that they may think that Cambodia allows the sale of passports and citizenship," he noted. ”
He added: "If the advertisements for the sale of nationality are true, it is like we allow foreigners to obtain citizenship or passports without going through legal procedures, thus dismantling our own country." ”
He pointed out that the case is another form of fraud by fraudsters to defraud the population of their money, especially those who do not understand the law and are willing to pay for a passport or citizenship of another country. In any case, he is convinced that those who are well-educated will not be easily deceived.