While a famous Thai singer came to Korea to perform, a large number of Thai illegal immigrants watching his performance were caught by the Ministry of Justice. The singer apologized for the arrest of illegal immigrants in Thailand.
According to local media such as Thailand’s Thailand on the 31st, Am Chuttima held a concert at a club in Nonhyeon-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon on the night of the 25th. Many Thai fans came to the club to watch his performance, and among the audience were Thai illegal immigrants.
The Ministry of Justice launched a crackdown on illegal immigrants based on the fact that Am Chutima entered Korea and stated the reason for her entry as “I am a singer and I want to hold a concert.”
At that time, the police conducted inspections in and around the club, arrested 158 illegal immigrants, and transported them in two buses for deportation procedures.
The Incheon Immigration Office also announced the previous day that it had cracked down on foreigners-only clubs in Namdong-gu around 2:00 am on the 26th and caught 83 illegal aliens (80 Thais) who were gathering to watch a performance by a Thai singer.
Am Chutima said on her social media, “I sincerely apologize. “I’m sorry,” he said, “I support all Thais in Korea.” Am Chudima canceled the concert in Cheonan, which was scheduled to be held on the 26th, and returned to Thailand.
When Am Chudima’s SNS was shared, netizens said, “It’s not Am Chudima’s fault. Illegal immigrants did something wrong”, “Isn’t Am Chutima helping the Korean police?”
A netizen who introduced himself as a Thai person responded by saying, “Like Korea, Thailand should thoroughly crack down on illegal immigrants from neighboring countries.”
Source: Donga
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