Man, believed to be East European, wanted to travel to Palau

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/03/07
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A foreign man, believed to be a Russian, was sentenced to five months in prison Saturday (March 7) for jumping on to the landing gear of a flight about to depart for Palau last year.

The Taoyuan District Court found the suspect guilty of violating immigration and aviation laws, CNA reported. His name and identity were never established because he refused to speak, making it difficult to determine whether he was a citizen of Russia or of Belarus, an element which might make his repatriation difficult once he finishes serving his jail term.

Since he had already spent four months in detention, he might only have to spend the remaining one month in prison before his release, CNA reported.    [FULL  STORY]