China: man detained five times in three days for looking like North Korean defector

A man chino He lived through hell because of the resemblance he bears to a known North Korean defector. According Global Times, the subject has been arrested five times in three days for calls from his neighbors.

After seeing the reward announcements, the citizen was accused by his neighbors in the city Baicheng, who were seeking to collect the 700,000 yuan ($ 109,590) reward.

In a video that circulated in the media, a man is shown in a dark blue jacket and with almost the same facial features, expressions and even the hairstyle of the prisoner identified as Zhu Xiajian in Chinese.

It should be noted that Xiajian escaped from prison on October 19 from a jail in China, which is why they were looking for it. He is a North Korean defector wanted since 2013 and captured in 2016.

Zhu was sentenced to 11 years in prison for illegal border crossing between North Korea and China, theft and robbery.

The criminal escaped from the center after being in the work yard, climbing onto the roof of the prison and then jumping onto the street.

About the detained citizen

Residents are known to be on the lookout for anyone who looks like Zhu, as the majority of Baicheng province has low income.

When Zhu was a fugitive, many netizens of the Chinese platform Sina Weibo They took pity on the man and even advised him to wear his identification card around his neck to avoid problems.

Then, after the capture of Zhu, users were happy for the Chinese man, as he would no longer have a problem with being captured again.

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