Chinese national with fake passport to be deported soon - Min. Alles

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Chinese national who arrived in Sri Lanka with two passports will be suspended from the country, Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles said.

Measures are being taken to expedite the process of deporting the Chinese national from Sri Lanka, he said.

The man is a wanted person in China, and a warrant for his arrest had been issued by the Chinese Government.

On May 22, it was reported that a Chinese national suspected of having used a forged passport in an attempt to enter Sri Lanka was set to be deported, and that he was later allowed to enter the country via the BIA following intervention.

On May 18, two Chinese nationals and an Egyptian had arrived in Sri Lanka from Dubai and one of the Chinese men had produced a Guinea passport at the BIA.

Immigration and Emigration officers at the BIA had denied entry to the Chinese national upon deciding that the passport he produced was forged.

On May 19, the State Minister had addressed a letter to the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration informing that the Chinese national had arrived in Sri Lanka to discuss a housing project that will be launched under his ministry.

The State Minister had requested that the Chinese man be allowed to enter Sri Lanka upon considering his Chinese passport. 

On May 23, the Chinese National was arrested.

On May 24, the Controller General of the Immigration and Emigration Department, Harsha Ilukpitiya, said that INTERPOL confirmed that the Guinea Passport that was in the possession of the Chinese National was forged.

The Controller General of the Immigration and Emigration Department later said investigations are underway with assistance from the Chinese Embassy and INTERPOL.