Man fled Singapore on fishing boat to avoid jail, caught at Changi Airport more than 20 years later
Despite being wanted by the authorities, Tan Khi Wie returned to Singapore several times using Indonesian passports under the false identity "Ken Srona".
A Singaporean man, Tan Khi Wie, evaded serving a jail sentence by illegally departing the country on a fishing vessel over two decades ago. He was apprehended at Changi Airport on March 7 this year, after attempting to clear immigration using an Indonesian passport under the alias Ken Srona. Tan, 58, had previously been convicted in August 2002 for defrauding the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board, resulting in a 18-month jail term.
He appealed his conviction and sentence but fled Singapore to avoid incarceration. Between 2002 and 2003, he sailed to Thailand and Indonesia, evading authorities throughout. Despite multiple arrests warrants, Tan returned to Singapore several times, entering and exiting the country under the false identity Ken Srona from 2011 to 2016.
He falsely declared never using a different passport to enter Singapore on disembarkation forms. He was subsequently convicted of six Immigration Act and Penal Code offenses, and sentenced to 14 months and three weeks in jail on August 11. The Singapore Police Force and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority have enhanced immigration clearance procedures using biometric systems and data analytics to deter those attempting to enter or leave Singapore using false identities.
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