China’s facial recognition cameras apprehend third fugitive Jacky Cheung concertgoer in two months
Man spotted entering stadium was wanted since 2015, having fled after dispute over alleged non-payment for US$17,200 worth of potatoes
A third Chinese fugitive in two months has been caught at a Jacky Cheung concert using facial recognition cameras, according to media reports.
The man, surnamed Yu, was identified on Sunday during security checks at the entrance to the show at Jiaxing Sports Stadium, in Jiaxing, eastern China’s Zhejiang province, Qianjiang Evening News reported.
Police later arrested Yu, who is from Shandong province, as he was leaving the stadium after the concert, which was attended by about 20,000 people.
“A few minutes after he passed through the security checkpoint, our system issued a warning that he was a wanted person,” Shen Yueguang, an official from the Nanhu District Public Security Bureau, was quoted as saying.
Yu has been sent to Jiaxing city detention centre and will be handed over to police in Shandong, about 700km (435 miles) to the north, reported news site Thepaper.cn.