The Turkish citizen who left the sterile zone of the Chisinau International Airport on the night of May 25 was detained. After the Border Police didn’t allow him to enter the Republic of Moldova, the man left the sterile zone of the airport. The man didn’t meet the formal conditions for entering Moldova, but wasn’t suspected of illegalities and could not be remanded in custody, IPN reports, with reference to the Border Police.

The 47-year-old Turkish man was identified on the road between Tudora and Palanca. When searching him, the police found a mobile phone with a Moldovan card and 200 Moldovan lei on him. He refused to make statement, arguing he does not know another language of communication than the Turkish one. A criminal case was started to elucidate all the circumstances of this case.

Three cases when persons who were banned entry into Moldova left the sterile zone of the Chisinau International Airport were reported the past ten months.