Two Iraqis arrested in Munich with forged Greek diplomatic passports
German police arrested two 28-year-old Iraqis at Munich airport who presented forged Greek diplomatic passports. The two men are being held in a special facility pending a decision on their asylum applications.
Forged Greek diplomatic passports at Munich airport
Two men were arrested on Tuesday, 27 October by German police at Munich airport after presenting forged Greek diplomatic passports during passport control. The incident is being reported by Dikastiko.gr, citing ERT.
The two arrested men, each aged 28, initially claimed to be Greek diplomats. During interrogation, however, they admitted to German authorities that they are Iraqi nationals.
According to ERT, the two men had arrived in Munich on a flight from Namibia in southern Africa. They told authorities that they intended to enter Germany and subsequently travel to Greece.
The German Federal Police reported that the diplomatic passports presented by the two men during airport control had been "professionally forged".
The two arrested men submitted an asylum application in Germany and are being held in a special facility at Munich airport pending a decision on their applications.
Source: Dikastiko.gr