Foreigners arrested in Turkey for abetting refugees
Date
9/22/2015 5:06:23 AM
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Five people including a German and a French national were arrested Monday in Istanbul for encouraging Syrian refugees to head for Turkey’s border with the EU police said.
The suspects are accused of aiding and abetting refugees in circumventing police restrictions on migrants heading for Edirne province which borders Greece and Bulgaria.
Around 3000refugeeshave been waiting atIstanbul’s main bus station to travel to the province where thousands are already seeking to enter the EU.
The suspects - identified as German national Nora S. French national Charlotte L. and Syrians Abdalsalam S. Ali F. and Mohammed F. - were said to have incited refugees against Turkish police and persuaded themagainst cooperating with the authorities.
They are accused of encouraging groups of refugees to set off on foot for Edirne.
Earlier Monday policeintercepted a 500-strong group of Syrianrefugeeswalking along a highway near Istanbul towards the province.
More than 1500refugeeshave been waiting in Edirne provincefor 10 days to cross the border.
Millions ofSyrians have fledtheir country since war broke out in 2011 and Turkey is now home to the world’s largest refugee population including 1.9 million Syrians.
It is alleged that Nora S. and Charlotte L. played a role in the 2013 Gezi Park anti-government protests.
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