Authorities arrested one person, who was among the migrants who arrived yesterday in the free area of Famagusta, however the Police are investigating whether he committed the crime of assisting a third-country national to enter the Republic illegally, with the intention of making a profit. of illegal entry into the territory of the Republic of Cyprus.
He is a 47-year-old man, who was aboard the boat that was found yesterday off Cape Greco with 37 other people, two unaccompanied children, five women, seventeen men and fourteen children, all of Syrian origin.
Following a police investigation, the man's details were found in the stop list, as a banned immigrant, as he was deported from the Republic of Cyprus, based on detention and deportation orders, in 2010.
The boat with the migrants was located at noon on Wednesday in a sea area, nine nautical miles southeast of Cape Greco, putting the Port Police in mobilization.
Later in the afternoon, an action plan of the Republic of Cyprus was activated.
The Cypriot authorities tried to prevent the disembarkation of migrants in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus. Eventually, the boat was towed to the Port of Ayia Napa, while the 38 people were transported to the Immigrant Accommodation Center in Kofinou, where they were quarantined to prevent the spread of the disease. Covid-19.
The man arrested by the authorities remains in custody and will appear today before the District Court of Famagusta.
Conspiracy offenses are being investigated against him for committing a crime, assisting a third-country national for illegal entry into the Republic with the intention and for the purpose of gaining profit and illegal entry into the territory of the Republic of Cyprus.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances of his trafficking as well as whether the commission of crimes occurs.
Source: KYPE