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Should have gone to Transnistria.

janmo 4y ago
He was arrested at the airport, it is unclear if he was trying to enter or leave Montenegro. I can imagine he was trying to go somewhere else.
- input_sh 4y ago
  It's not exactly a big airport, not a lot of flights: https://montenegroairports.com/en/podgorica-airport/ https://montenegroairports.com/en/podgorica-airport/ His last known whereabouts were in Serbia, and Belgrade - Podgorica have about five flights per day both ways.
  - janmo 4y ago
    If he flew from Serbia to Montenegro it would have just been completely dumb, crossing the land border would have been much safer for him. I suspect he was trying to leave for somewhere very far away but his Passport did not fool the airport staff
    - notch898a 4y ago
      The question is why he wouldn't cross the land border and then fly from there. Customs is rarely checking passports as thoroughly on the way out as on the way in. The thinking was probably the risk was the same since he was entering the airport anyway, but failed to account for risk of having passport checked in then out instead of just out.
      - Scoundreller 4y ago
        Only thing about a land border between Serbia and Montenegro is that they might get even more suspicious than an airport about WhyTF a random Korean is there.
        janmo 4y ago
        You can just hike your way around the border
        Scoundreller 4y ago
        Problem is leaving at the airport, if they check and see your entry isn’t registered anywhere. Still could work if you plan on staying forever, hiking out, or flying private because only normies can do bad things and need to have their movements subject to scrutiny.
        JumpCrisscross 4y ago
        > flying private because only normies can do bad things and need to have their movements subject to scrutiny You still go through customs when flying private.
        Scoundreller 4y ago
        Supposed to anyway. Are they expecting every Cessna 172 travelling out-of-country to depart from one of their two international airports?
        notch898a 4y ago
        I have a feeling most of the way it happens is someone just says they are going to a border town and just ... don't stop. IF the pilot doesn't care about losing his license (i.e. they're being paid Do Kwon kind of money) and those on the flight manifest aren't returning, doesn't seem like there's much they'd be able to do.
    - input_sh 4y ago
      Where very far away? There are fine destinations: Belgrade, Istanbul, Vienna, Manchester, Varna (Bulgaria). I wouldn't say any of them were a particularly smart choice.
      - smcl 4y ago
        Istanbul might not be an awful shout tbh, though if I was wanted internationally and I'd successfully entered somewhere Montenegro I'd probably sit tight for a while. It's a small country, but it's quite nice and you could probably fly under the radar for a while if you kept your nose clean.
      - krisoft 4y ago
        > There are fine destinations: Belgrade, Istanbul, Vienna, Manchester, Varna (Bulgaria). I assume these are the commercial destinations. Is it out of the question that he chartered a flight?
thejackgoode 4y ago
You might need to update estimations about Transnistria's mid-term availability
- notch898a 4y ago
  Weev went to transnistria, stayed the 1 year it takes to get the passport, and then somehow is living in Ukraine off that passport despite the fact it isn't even recognized by Ukraine. There's also several other 'microstates' that recognize Transnistria's passport, so presumably once you have it you can stay in one of those places. If a fugitive doesn't mind living in a bumfuck mountain or desert with nothing but a cow and a woman they'll probably be fine.
  - hackernewds 4y ago
    Not gonna lie, I thought Transnistria was a fictional place based on a play of words on "transit". What is it?
    - yamtaddle 4y ago
      A narrow little breakaway state that used to be and/or still is part of Moldova. It borders Moldova and Ukraine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria
    - smcl 4y ago
      A breakaway part of Moldova, broadly aligned with Russia and/or the former USSR
    - pjc50 4y ago
      It's a mess that's not important enough for anyone to fix. An international incident that has been frozen in time. One of the last surviving fragments of the cold war. Neighbouring countries recognize its documents because not doing so would be even more of a goddamn headache. You can, with moderate determination, take a day trip there. https://www.mywanderlust.pl/daytrip-to-transnistria/ https://www.mywanderlust.pl/daytrip-to-transnistria/
marton78 4y ago
I know someone who fled Ukraine via Transnistria. He told me a lot about it. It's not a place you want to live in...

He was arrested at the airport, it is unclear if he was trying to enter or leave Montenegro. I can imagine he was trying to go somewhere else.

input_sh 4y ago
It's not exactly a big airport, not a lot of flights: https://montenegroairports.com/en/podgorica-airport/ https://montenegroairports.com/en/podgorica-airport/ His last known whereabouts were in Serbia, and Belgrade - Podgorica have about five flights per day both ways.
- janmo 4y ago
  If he flew from Serbia to Montenegro it would have just been completely dumb, crossing the land border would have been much safer for him. I suspect he was trying to leave for somewhere very far away but his Passport did not fool the airport staff
  - notch898a 4y ago
    The question is why he wouldn't cross the land border and then fly from there. Customs is rarely checking passports as thoroughly on the way out as on the way in. The thinking was probably the risk was the same since he was entering the airport anyway, but failed to account for risk of having passport checked in then out instead of just out.
    - Scoundreller 4y ago
      Only thing about a land border between Serbia and Montenegro is that they might get even more suspicious than an airport about WhyTF a random Korean is there.
      - janmo 4y ago
        You can just hike your way around the border
        Scoundreller 4y ago
        Problem is leaving at the airport, if they check and see your entry isn’t registered anywhere. Still could work if you plan on staying forever, hiking out, or flying private because only normies can do bad things and need to have their movements subject to scrutiny.
        JumpCrisscross 4y ago
        > flying private because only normies can do bad things and need to have their movements subject to scrutiny You still go through customs when flying private.
        Scoundreller 4y ago
        Supposed to anyway. Are they expecting every Cessna 172 travelling out-of-country to depart from one of their two international airports?
        notch898a 4y ago
        I have a feeling most of the way it happens is someone just says they are going to a border town and just ... don't stop. IF the pilot doesn't care about losing his license (i.e. they're being paid Do Kwon kind of money) and those on the flight manifest aren't returning, doesn't seem like there's much they'd be able to do.
  - input_sh 4y ago
    Where very far away? There are fine destinations: Belgrade, Istanbul, Vienna, Manchester, Varna (Bulgaria). I wouldn't say any of them were a particularly smart choice.
    - smcl 4y ago
      Istanbul might not be an awful shout tbh, though if I was wanted internationally and I'd successfully entered somewhere Montenegro I'd probably sit tight for a while. It's a small country, but it's quite nice and you could probably fly under the radar for a while if you kept your nose clean.
    - krisoft 4y ago
      > There are fine destinations: Belgrade, Istanbul, Vienna, Manchester, Varna (Bulgaria). I assume these are the commercial destinations. Is it out of the question that he chartered a flight?

thejackgoode 4y ago

You might need to update estimations about Transnistria's mid-term availability

notch898a 4y ago
Weev went to transnistria, stayed the 1 year it takes to get the passport, and then somehow is living in Ukraine off that passport despite the fact it isn't even recognized by Ukraine. There's also several other 'microstates' that recognize Transnistria's passport, so presumably once you have it you can stay in one of those places. If a fugitive doesn't mind living in a bumfuck mountain or desert with nothing but a cow and a woman they'll probably be fine.
- hackernewds 4y ago
  Not gonna lie, I thought Transnistria was a fictional place based on a play of words on "transit". What is it?
  - yamtaddle 4y ago
    A narrow little breakaway state that used to be and/or still is part of Moldova. It borders Moldova and Ukraine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria
  - smcl 4y ago
    A breakaway part of Moldova, broadly aligned with Russia and/or the former USSR
  - pjc50 4y ago
    It's a mess that's not important enough for anyone to fix. An international incident that has been frozen in time. One of the last surviving fragments of the cold war. Neighbouring countries recognize its documents because not doing so would be even more of a goddamn headache. You can, with moderate determination, take a day trip there. https://www.mywanderlust.pl/daytrip-to-transnistria/ https://www.mywanderlust.pl/daytrip-to-transnistria/

marton78 4y ago

I know someone who fled Ukraine via Transnistria. He told me a lot about it. It's not a place you want to live in...