"Foreigners suspected of attempting to enter the country on false documents, who were previously deported after being convicted of crimes here, will have to undergo fingerprint checks at international airports and harbors from as early as August"
According to the news, this is also to tighten security for the upcoming G-20 summit in November in Seoul.
"This is a move we have come up with following a number of foreigners using fake passports or fabricated information trying to gain entry into the country," according to Ahn Kyu-seok who is a spokesman for the Immigration Service.
The action is prior to the recent incidents that happened. Two Pakistani men, who are suspected of being members of the Taliban, were arrested last month for faking passports. Another incident was that there were three Iranians who were also arrested for using cloned passports of people with similar looks.
They added that "Suspicious foreigners will undergo questioning and be required to provide their fingerprints to be compared with the database."
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Seoul Plans to Fingerprint Foreign Suspects From Aug.
by Park Si-soo (pss@koreatimes.co.kr )
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