A 28-year-old Filipino PhD student was arrested and handcuffed as a suspected runaway migrant worker on Saturday evening in Zhushan, Nantou county, Taiwan, despite the fact that he had been struggling in an effort to show the police officers his identification documents.
The victim of the erroneous arrest, who wished to remain anonymous, is pursuing a doctorate in Earth system science under the Taiwan International Graduate Program at Academia Sinica, Taiwan Apple Daily reported.
Over the weekend he was staying in Zhushan in order to gather samples for research. On Saturday evening while going out alone for dinner, he was ambushed by three police officers who were on an operation to catch one of two fugitive migrant workers.
According to The Liberty Times, the student resisted the arrest and tried to explain in English that he wished to take out his student visa. However, the fact that he continued to struggle reinforced the officers’ mistaken presumption that he was the fugitive they were pursuing.
The Filipino student was then handcuffed, shackled, grabbed by the throat and forcibly pushed into a police car.
He was immediately released at the police station after finally being able to produce the documents and his student identification checked out.
Zhushan police said an apology was issued to the affected man, and both parties have signed a reconciliation agreement.
The main reason All I know the problem in Taiwan ..Some people’s they changed their identity..Even, They’re professional can’t speak English-language or Mandarin because the main languages " KO-Yi "or If you are in Market Hookien or Fookien. Usually used for …If you use to speak Tai-gi Vietnamese but If you use to speak Hollo or Hakka Malaysia/Aborigines.But, In my concerns as a Filipino too, Immigration or Police Department Officer or Staff even a Picksher can Speak or used English-language and Mandarin Language. TRULY ! BUT, another concern like the Facebook said the FILIPINO student grabbed by the throat, handcuffed, shackled and forcibly pushed into a police car. I will file Physically Injuries and Bribery…..That all I can help to Filipino student too…God Blessed You Filipino and FB poster…Good Luck ! Have a peace of life and study too…Keep Up around them !!!
鄭佳智
Try to go to philippines …
Yes not all, same as in the Philippines not all pilipinos can speak english..
Mel Chew kumpara naman sa mga kapulisan naten sa pinas na puro kawatan ang mga pulis ditu marunong tumupad sa tungkulin na may integrity
Pano kc mga tao dito sa tsiwan ni ho ni ha ng English ..i love my own kc cla… dapat kc matuto din cla kc dami foreigners dito galing ibang bansa…
Mga tanga kasi,mga police nagmamagaling pa sa mga pinoy di nman marunong mag english.
PhD is everywhere on the street in Taiwan.
Mayayabang yang mga pulis na yan eh mga bwisit ndi nman mananalo ng barilan sa mga kriminal dto sa pinas mga takot din
Anna Cuaresma khot nman mhinahon ka i treat k prang criminal ako nga ndi nman ako napalag bsta cnbi ko lng n kukunin ko ung original passport ko kc ang dala ko lng nun is xerox but hinawakan ako sa dmit ko kinuwelyuhan akolike they catch a cat
Just apology its not enough nangyari din skin yn nung bgong dating ako ng taiwan i was arrest with out seeing my chinese passport just they abduct me like a criminal then they did not apoligized to me kya ngayon i have my citizen here i am waiting to question my identity the i will slap to there face my id card my citizenship
Dahan dahan naman pananalita
Ginawa nila ang trabaho
Lahat tayu sa taiwan dala palagi I’d or arc just in case kac
Wag naman ganun kbayan di lng marunong mag English stupid na??? At bkt Yung studyanteng Yun nandito sya SA Taiwan di ba sya marunong kahit kunting Chinese??? So stupid din sya.. respect lng PO sa kapwa, ginagawa lng ng mga pulis Ang trabaho nila, lahat Tau nag kakamali at nobody’s perfect,
At Kung Alam ny SA sarili nya n Wala syang kasalanan sumama sya Ng maayos para di sya masaktan kaso, pumapalag sya e, that’s why…peaceTau kbyan…