Man arrested for living in north Cyprus illegally due to suspicious movement

An individual who was approached by the police in north Cyprus due to his suspicious movement was found to have been living in the country without a resident permit.

The individual named only as HO, 35 was arrested last week and brought to court charged with “being in the TRNC without a residence permit”.

He was brought back to court on Wednesday.

Police noted that the suspect was seen behaving suspiciously inside the Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital, in Lefkosa at around 1:30 pm on February 27.

During immigration check carried out on him, it was determined to have stayed in the TRNC without a residence permit for 821 days as of 29.11.2022.

The police stated that there were statements to be taken and correspondence to be made for his deportation procedures, and requested that he continue to remain in detention for 8 more days.