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English Teacher in Prison for Two Months

 
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Real Reality



Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 2:42 am    Post subject: English Teacher in Prison for Two Months Reply with quote

Prison Diary of an English Teacher
English teacher spent two months in prison awaiting deportation from Korea
"I was taken into custody by two police officers on Thursday, March 24, 2005, on suspicion of teaching English at a Busan language institute without a proper visa. In short, I was tried, convicted and sentenced -- or rather handed over to the immigration office authorities to be deported. Immigration determined that the case against me was valid. I was told I had to leave Korea..."
by Todd Thacker, OhmyNews International (May 17, 2005)
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?menu=&no=226771&rel_no=1&back_url=

"The laws favor the employers, but severely penalize the workers. Currently, workers are hunted down and thrown into cages."
by Todd Thacker, OhmyNews International (May 18, 2005)
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?menu=&no=226858&rel_no=1&back_url=
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skinhead



Joined: 11 Jun 2004

PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 2:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kiwiboy?
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Tiger Beer



Joined: 07 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thats news.. use to be just a fine and deported (only to come right back again).
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Bulsajo



Joined: 16 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:23 pm    Post subject: Re: English Teacher in Prison for Two Months Reply with quote

Is that really Kiwiboy?

Real Reality wrote:

"The laws favor the employers, but severely penalize the workers.

True of many- if not most- countries, as I've been saying here for a number of years. Immigration do not have to prove that you broke any laws, they can just declare you 'undesirable' and toss your ass out of the country. Sure you can hire a lawyer and fight it, and some of the more enlightened countries will actually allow you to remain in the country until you have your day in court...
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poddubny



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:33 pm    Post subject: Re: English Teacher in Prison for Two Months Reply with quote

skinhead wrote:
Kiwiboy?


yes.

Bulsajo wrote:
Is that really Kiwiboy?


no.
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Tiberious aka Sparkles



Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!

PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't think kiwiboy was/is black, as the writer of that piece, I believe, is.

Funny that during the article he doesn't mention actually doing anything wrong.

Sparkles*_*
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steroidmaximus



Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: GangWon-Do

PostPosted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the reason he was in jail for that long (and still is?) was to fight the charge and to document other migrant workers' cases. He chose to stay.
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Tiberious aka Sparkles



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

steroidmaximus wrote:
the reason he was in jail for that long (and still is?) was to fight the charge and to document other migrant workers' cases. He chose to stay.


How noble.

Sparkles*_*
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