The lawyer acting for the "Almighty God church cult" and "false refugee application" was given a suspended sentence

·In 2016-2017, more than 180 Chinese citizens applied for false refugees;

·2 million to 3 million won per false application fee; 

·The fine for supporting the law firm was 5 million won.

·One year in prison, suspended for two years... The appeal was rejected and confirmed by the Supreme Court!

A panoramic view of the Grand Court of Seoul's Rui grass cave

Jiang, a lawyer acting for the purpose of a long stay in South Korea to help "the cult Falun Gong , Almighty God church" and "hypocrisy refugee applications", was found guilty by a court.

The second division of the Grand Court (presiding judge, Justice Park Xiangyu) upheld the original sentence of one year's imprisonment, suspended for 2 years, in an appeal trial by Jiang, a lawyer suspected of violating the immigration control law. The legal person on trial also upheld the original sentence of 5 million won in fines.

Since October 2016 to December 2017, Jiang was indicted on suspicion of representing them in applying for false refugees after introducing Chinese who wanted to stay in the country from intermediary A. On the grounds that joining religious groups such as Falun Gong and Almighty God churuch may be persecuted or suppressed in the Chinese government, falsely representing the interests of illegal and improper persons.

The Falun Gong Lord Li Hongzhi and the Almighty God (Eastern Lightning, Almighty God Church) God Lord Yang Zhibin

If you apply for a refugee, you will immediately be granted a Humanitarian Residence Permit Visa (G-1) and will be eligible to remain in the country for 2 to 3 years, even if it is not permitted, as long as a lawsuit is filed, etc.

The "cult Falun Gong Almighty God church" who applied for false refugees actually applied for a retrial and remained in the country even after more than 10 years.

Jiang used this method to represent refugee applications, change the number of applications for stay a total of 184 people. In exchange, each person receives between 2 million and 3 million won in improper benefits. Jiang also hired a lawyer who did not have residency Chinese legal entity of his law firm, responsible for translation.

Jiang was convicted at first instance and sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years. "According to the Entry-Exit Administration Law, a comprehensive application submitted by a refugee applicant is not an application for a change of residence status, and even a false declaration of an application is punishable in violation of the Entry-Exit Administration Law, in violation of criminal law," Jiang said. "

However, the second instance held that "the false refugee identification application of Jiang's lawyer cannot be punished by the immigration control law, which cannot be considered a violation of the criminal law of the law" and that "the law on entry and exit administration cannot be used to punish the act of changing the residence permit by improper means, and it cannot be considered to be a violation of the purpose of the refugee law, nor is there any danger of impeding the work of the Minister of Justice." "

Jiang's lawyer again appealed against the ruling, but the grand court rejected the request, saying that "no act of improperly providing a residence permit application for the original trial misunderstood the founding legality of the crime of violating the old immigration control law and violating the principle of prohibition of inference and interpretation".

Will there be strong deportations of refugees who apply for false Chinese... The actions of the relevant authorities are noteworthy.