A man and a local woman who married in 2005 and divorced in 2011 were taken last week to a police station for questioning for their alleged involvement in a sham marriage, Public Security Police (PSP) Leong Chi Seng said at a regular press conference yesterday.
According to Leong, the 52-year-old male suspect surnamed Cen is the owner of an electrical appliance shop, while the local female suspect surnamed Chan works in a restaurant. Cen was originally from the mainland but obtained a Macau ID in 2009.
Leong said that the Public Security Police recently received a report from a resident who claimed that Cen and Chan had engaged in a sham marriage. After identifying the suspects, the police called the suspects on Friday to go a police station for questioning.
The duo told the police that they met at a dinner party in 2004 in the mainland. Cen, looking for a better business career in Macau, suggested Chan take part in a sham marriage for which she would be paid HK$50,000. They married in 2005 and divorced in 2011 after Cen obtained a Macau ID in 2009.
The duo have been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing document forgery and false statement charges, according to Leong.
Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Leong Chi Seng looks on during yesterday’s press conference.
– Photo: William Chan
