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Lawyer indicted for helping Chinese enter Taiwan using false documents
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Taipei, Aug. 11 (CNA) A Taiwanese lawyer has been indicted for allegedly fabricating information to help Chinese nationals enter Taiwan under false pretenses, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said Tuesday, citing potential threats to national security.
Instead of visiting Taiwan for business purposes, three of the Chinese were in Taiwan to apply for a passport from Belize at the Central American country's embassy in Taiwan, prosecutors said.
Chen's group received US$80,000 in compensation for successfully helping one applicant to secure a Belize passport, prosecutors said.
According to that law, before Chinese citizens coming to Taiwan on business, the organization in Taiwan inviting them should apply for their entry permits on the NIA website and include supporting documents.
The fake documents enabled Chinese nationals identified as Zhu Naixian (祝乃賢) and Sun Tao (孫濤) to secure an entry permit from the NIA and enter Taiwan in 2023 and another Chinese citizen named Lu Tao (陸濤) to gain entry into Taiwan in 2024, according to prosecutors.