A Pakistani tried to sneak into HK in a suitcase
( 2003-11-22 14:11) (Agencies)
A Pakistani man who tried to
sneak into Hong Kong in a suitcase and the two Indian smugglers who helped him
have each been sentenced to 10 months in prison, newspapers reported Saturday.
Abdul Basit, 32, pleaded guilty to a charge of entering Hong Kong without
permission and was ordered jailed Friday by the Kwun Tong Magistracy, the South
China Morning Post and other newspapers reported.
His smugglers, Ravinder Singh, 23, and Amarjit Singh, 37, also pleaded guilty
to aiding and abetting Basit's illegal entry.
Judiciary spokeswoman Jamie Or said Saturday that she had no information on
the case.
The Indian pair had offered to smuggle Basit into Hong Kong for an
unspecified fee, hiding him in a large suitcase inside a public toilet in the
Chinese border city of Shenzhen on Nov. 5, the Post reported.
Ravinder Singh then carried the luggage through Hong Kong customs at the Lowu
checkpoint, but was intercepted by immigration officials, who were suspicious of
the bulky suitcase, the report said.
Authorities arrested the men after they asked Singh to open the suitcase and
found Basit hiding inside, the report said.
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