A member of an Islamic extremist terrorist organization illegally entered the country and was caught by the police while engaging in activities.
On the 8th, the Southern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency's Security Investigation Division stated that they transferred a man in his 40s, identified as Mr. A, a Pakistani national, to the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office on charges of violating the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Immigration Control Act.
Mr. A is suspected of joining and acting with the Islamic extremist terrorist organization 'Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)' in his hometown of Pakistan in 2020.
Additionally, he is also accused of visiting the Korean consulate in Pakistan in September 2023 and creating false documents to obtain a visa by claiming he was visiting for business, then illegally entering the country in December of the same year.
The police recently began an investigation after receiving intelligence from the National Intelligence Service, arresting Mr. A in Itaewon, Seoul, and detaining him on the 2nd.
He has not caused any incidents or accidents within the country, but he was apprehended on suspicion of being a member of a terrorist organization according to the Anti-Terrorism Act.
This is the first case of arresting and detaining a member of a UN-designated terrorist organization. It is also considered unusual to pursue criminal prosecution under the Anti-Terrorism Act, which was enacted in 2016.
Mr. A, who has applied for an extension of his stay, is reported to have recently received a recommendation to leave the country from immigration authorities (on September 5).
LeT is an organization designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations (UN), based in Pakistan and operating in Kashmir.
It operates with the support of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan, and a major terrorist incident associated with it is the 2008 Mumbai attacks, considered one of the worst in Indian history.