Several Chinese Christians seeking refugee status talk with police when their group was arrested in Pattaya last Friday. (Photo: Chaiyot Pupattanapong)
Thirty Chinese Christians who were arrested for overstaying visas will be brought to a Pattaya court on Monday while their refugee status has not been granted.
A source at the Immigration Bureau said on Sunday that police in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri would bring the Chinese adults to the Pattaya Court, where they would be arraigned for overstaying their visas. The offence carries a daily fine of 500 baht, but is limited to 20,000 baht.
According to the source, the Chinese adults were among the 60 Chinese people who have overstayed their visas since December last year….
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