Reporter: Wei Qimeng
Editor: Miles
html At 4 pm on September 22, a shipwreck occurred near Tang Island in Westport, in which 30 people were rescued and 11 were killed. According to an investigation by the Cambodian police, five of the 30 rescued people on board were suspected of luring compatriots to sneak into the country.
Smuggling is not a new thing for Chinese people in Cambodia. In February this year, domestic media Upstream News reported that many Cambodian online gambling victims entered and exited the country through smuggling.
It is understood that they first arrived in Guangxi and were picked up by someone, and then they went to Cambodia by land by car, mountain walking, and water by boat.
The road conditions for smuggling are complicated and the people are scattered. As for how big the group of people smuggled into Cambodia is? No one knows.
However, according to a press conference held by the National Immigration Administration in 2022, a total of more than 47,000 illegal immigrants were seized in 2021, and 2,497 criminal smuggling gangs were eliminated. However, despite severe crackdowns, some people still choose to enter and leave the country illegally.
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Almost every once in a while, "How do people who are illegally smuggled back to China?" become a hot topic among netizens, and help posts on Cambodian websites are also common. Even if someone does not engage in illegal activities after smuggling, how to return to the country has become a problem for them because they do not have formal documents.
In September this year, netizen Sihanoukville Aaron posted that he and his three brothers were deceived and smuggled into Cambodia. They had just paid the compensation from the park. They only have their ID cards, but no passport, travel permit, etc. Now they plan to return to the country. How should the three of them return to the country?
In this regard, many netizens "advice" for them:
"First go to the embassy to make an appointment to get a return certificate, and then take the return certificate to the Immigration Bureau to wait for deportation"
"How did you come, how do you go back"
"How do you come, how do you go, surrender at the port and you will be fined 2,000"
Some netizens said: "Smuggled into Laos and surrendered to the Chinese border inspection. "
" who was detained for up to ten and a half months took a train to Vientiane and went to Boten Port in Laos, where he was quarantined for 7 days, and then walked back. There are a lot of people returning home with their ID cards every day."
Netizens gave various suggestions, and ordinary people can't tell whether it is feasible or not. If any step goes wrong, they will face certain risks.
On December 22, the Cambodian public welfare reporter received a request for help from Zheng. According to him, he was deceived into Cambodia. He had just escaped from an online investment company. He didn’t have a passport. He could only work on the construction site. He planned to return to China but didn’t know what to do?
had a similar experience to Zheng. Now Chen Ming (pseudonym) is facing difficulties in returning to China. After being smuggled to Cambodia and sold into an online investment company, he has been actively seeking help from the outside world and was finally rescued. However, he has still not been able to return to China smoothly, and he once lost contact with his family.
It was not until mid-December that Chen Ming's mother finally received information about her son and learned that Chen Ming was currently trapped in the immigration bureau.
Although people often believe that smuggling people are inseparable from online gambling, it does not rule out that a small group of people "go astray" for other reasons. However, regardless of whether it is related or not, the problems caused by smuggling have also emerged one by one.
How should people who come illegally return to their country? Should I surrender to the Immigration Bureau or "retrace my steps"? How much will the fine be if I surrender to the Immigration Bureau? How long will you be in jail? When can I be deported back to my country? These doubts and uncertainties also make smugglers full of anxiety and worry about how to return to the country. The road back home seems to be full of difficulties.
In this regard, a Cambodian reporter consulted an insider. According to him, people who sneak into Cambodia currently need to go through the Immigration Bureau and surrender to the Immigration Bureau if they want to return home formally, and then wait for repatriation. The cost is generally around a few thousand dollars, but the timeline is long, with some people waiting as long as several months.
A senior lawyer who has been in Cambodia for many years told reporters that smugglers need to surrender to the Cambodian Immigration Bureau, and then the embassy will issue a travel certificate , and then wait to be repatriated to the country. After returning to the country, you will face legal sanctions for the crime of illegally crossing the border, which is usually less than one year for a benign case.
Relevant sentencing cases can be found on the China Judgment Documents website. In June 2022, the People's Court of Linxiang City, Hunan Province used expedited adjudication procedures to hear a case of illegally crossing the border. The defendant He was sentenced to three months' detention and fined RMB 5,000.
According to the reporter's understanding, some netizens reported that they could return to China smoothly through certain channels. "I know a person who ran away last year and spent 130,000 yuan to return home safely."
According to a senior person, they usually return to China through the Vietnam Friendship Gate, and will be escorted back to China after arriving in Vietnam.
Another person familiar with the matter said that he currently knows that the route back to China is from Cambodia to Laos and then to Mohan Port before surrendering and returning to China. A certain fee will be charged, but food, accommodation and fines need to be paid for at his own expense. He also said that he has helped a group of people return home safely so far.
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According to them, there are indeed private channels to return to the country by land, which all cost a certain amount of money. However, there is a mixture of genuine and fake products, and it is possible that people may be sold halfway or the price may be increased halfway.
In addition, there is another group that entered Cambodia through formal procedures, but ultimately chose to smuggle back to the country.
Recently, the Immigration Bureau has repeatedly ordered strict visa inspections. Expired visas or passports will face fines. For those who are overdue for too many days, it will also cost a lot of money, so some people will take the risk and choose to sneak back to the country.
But whether it is smuggling to Cambodia or smuggling back to China, it is not a wise decision. Many people’s lives are hanging by a thread because of smuggling!
On November 18, a case was seized at the border inspection station of Yunnan Province. In the mezzanine space at the rear of a cement tank truck , five people who wanted to leave the country illegally were found, and one transport driver was captured. One of them, Huang, who wanted to leave the country illegally, suffered from severe hypoxia due to poor air circulation in the mezzanine at the rear of the truck. He continued to vomit and was in critical condition.
Even if you are lucky enough to be smuggled in successfully, you will still live in fear after entering the country. If you are found out, you will face the penalty of detention or deportation, and you may also have a criminal record after returning to your country.
According to Article 322 of the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China", anyone who violates national (border) management regulations and crosses the national (border) border illegally, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than one year, criminal detention or surveillance, and shall also be fined. Criminal penalties will also leave a record, affecting issues such as children's education.
If the crime is obviously minor, or the crime is attempted or terminated, the case may not be filed by the public security organs. Generally, the person will face administrative penalties and will not leave a criminal record. However, local public security organs will keep relevant files and information regarding administrative penalties.
Therefore, no matter where you go, you must remember to abide by the laws and regulations. Cambodia.com once again reminds everyone that you must use formal and legal channels to return to the country and beware of being deceived. Only freedom within "rules" is true freedom.
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