Hong Kong people are suspected of being “sold as piglets” following falling into a job trap by mistake. One of them returned to Hong Kong safely from Thailand yesterday with the assistance of the authorities. Another Hong Kong person received help for help, bringing the total number of victims to 37. The police yesterday arrested another 29-year-old man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud, bringing the number of arrests to six. One of them, a 30-year-old man, was charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud and appeared in the Eastern Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
The Security Bureau stated that a Hong Kong citizen who had earlier sought assistance from the Immigration Department was assisted by the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, the Task Force of the Security Bureau and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Bangkok. back to port. The bureau also quoted the Hong Kong citizen as saying that it is grateful for the active follow-up and strong assistance of the country and the SAR government, so that he can return to Hong Kong quickly and safely.
Deputy Secretary for Security Zhuo Xiaoye said yesterday morning that he had received one more Hong Kong person for help, and the number of victims had increased to 37, of which 23 were still trapped, 14 were in Myanmar, 9 were in Cambodia; the remaining 14 were Confirmed to be safe. He pointed out that the authorities are following up the incident with the ETO and the local consulate, and are cooperating with local law enforcement agencies and other departments to enforce the law through Interpol.
In addition, the police arrested another 29-year-old man yesterday, and a total of 4 men and 2 women were arrested. Authorities also charged a 30-year-old man with conspiracy to defraud yesterday. The defendant, Ma Zhihao, does not need to answer for the time being, and the case has been adjourned to October 17 for further investigation pending further investigation by the police.
According to the case, 30-year-old Ma Zhihao was accused of conspiring to defraud the man Wu Ximing and the woman Wu Peilin in Hong Kong in July this year with a man Zhang Minhuai and other unknown persons, that is, dishonestly and falsely said that if Wu Ximing went to Thailand, he would receive 1 million baht ( About 220,000 Hong Kong dollars), and then imprisoned him in Myanmar to defraud Wu Peilin of 35,530 Hong Kong dollars.
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