Allowing Chinese man with forged PP to enter country; no probe on Arundika Fernando: Alles



An investigation would be conducted against the Department of Immigration and Emigration in connection with the incident where a Chinese national entered the country using a forged passport, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said today.

He told a news conference that the Chinese national in question will be summoned to the Ministry today and further action will be taken with consultation of the Chinese Embassy.

A Chinese passenger using a forged passport and his two friends, another Chinese and an Egyptian who attempted to enter the county at the Bandaranaike International Airport and behaved in an unruly manner when the Immigration and Emigration officers detected the forgery and prevented their entry, had been detained to be deported, but released on the instructions of the State Minister of Urban Development and Housing Arundika Fernando.

Investigations revealed that the Chinese passenger bearing a forged passport and two others had arrived from Dubai on Thursday (18) and the former produced a passport issued by the Guinean government which, the officials found was forged.

However, Minister Alles said no action would be taken against the State Minister who requested to release the passenger as the Immigration and Emigration officials must not act upon wrong instructions. (Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)



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