KUALA LUMPUR – An official of South Korean Embassy in Malaysia was awardeda jail term for issuing fraudulent visas to Pakistanis.
The Seoul Central District Court stated on Friday that it had sentenced theembassy official to 18 months in prison for falsifying official documentsand breaching the immigration law for some three years, Korean mediareported.
In his ruling, the judge said the official had betrayed the trust bestowedupon him for the execution of his public duties and had caused confusion inimmigration affairs.
The issue had arisen after Pakistanis, who had been issued visas by Koreanofficial, were not in possession of the necessary documents on, at most, 20different instances starting from April of 2016 to January 2018.
The embassy official, who assisted the consul in charge of visas, was foundto have misused the consul’s intranet ID and password upon the request of aPakistani acquaintance.