Arif Kocabıyık and Iranian national S. P. S. were caught hiding beneath the trailer of a truck at the Kapıkule Border Gate. While Kocabıyık and the truck driver, M. A., were referred to the courthouse, S. P. S. was handed over to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management.
It was assessed that Kocabıyık, who is subject to a travel ban, had hidden beneath the truck’s trailer to cross into Bulgaria, and judicial proceedings were initiated in connection with the incident.
Why it matters
The case shows that different institutions take action based on the legal status of people caught in the same vehicle: while judicial proceedings were initiated for Kocabıyık and the driver, Iranian national S. P. S. was handed over to the migration authorities. For Kocabıyık, the matter goes beyond being merely a border security incident because it was assessed that he had attempted to violate the existing travel ban. The driver’s referral to the courthouse indicates that his possible role in the attempt is part of the investigation, although the nature of that role has not yet been disclosed. The legal consequences of the judicial proceedings and whether the driver was aware of the attempt are among the key questions that remain unanswered.
Background
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