Passenger is covered head to toe in BUBBLE WRAP as he is deported to Cameroon from Turkey for having a fake visa
- Shoe dealer Emmanuel Chedjou, 47, was on his way to Dubai on a business trip
- He was arrested during a layover in Istanbul and accused of having a fake visa
- Footage of the incident was posted on Twitter and viewed 100,000 times
A businessman from Cameroon was wrapped from head to toe in bubble wrap and put on a plane by Turkish police as he was deported for allegedly having a fake visa.
Shocking footage shared on Twitter shows Emmanuel Chedjou, 47, shouting and struggling as his whole body is wrapped in plastic.
He also had his wrists cuffed in cellotape and tissue stuffed in his mouth to keep him quiet.
In the footage, Chedjou can be heard saying in French: ‘They are trying to kill me.’
While a female voice can be heard saying that those who did this to him are ‘evil.’
He was released after fellow passengers saw what was going on and demanded that the bubble wrap be removed.
Emmanuel Chedjou, 47, was restrained by bubble wrap when he was deported from Turkey after being arrested for allegedly having a fake travel document
Emmanuel Chedjou in a selfie taken at Istanbul Airport before his arrest
Mr Chedjou, a shoe dealer from Douala, Cameroon, was detained in Istanbul on his way to Dubai with his partner in January
He said he was on a business trip and left Istanbul Airport to get some air during an eight-hour layover. Passport control said that his transit visa was faked and placed him in custody.
Mr Chedjou, who denies having any fake documents, told France24 that he was kept in custody for several days before being put on a Turkish Airlines flight TK667 back to Cameroon.
When he protested that he wanted to continue his journey to Dubai they wrapped him in plastic.
He said: ‘They took the rolls of plastic film used to pack the suitcases. They put me in a special room.
‘There were a dozen officers and they joined forces to control me. They first put plastic straps on my feet and wrists, then real metal handcuffs.
‘Then they filled my mouth with tissues and closed it with tape.
Mr Chedjou says he was on a business trip to Dubai when he was wrongly detained
Shocking footage of the businessman wrapped in plastic was shared on Twitter
‘Finally, they took two large rolls of plastic film, which are used in airports to pack suitcases. They put layers on me and layers from neck to toe, so it was absolutely impossible to move.
‘At that time, I really started to have trouble breathing.
‘Three of them put me in a wheelchair and took me on a plane that was leaving for Yaoundé. Inside they carried me like a package to my seat.
‘When the passengers were all seated and there were about 15 minutes before takeoff, I managed to spit out the tissues that were stuck in my mouth and I could cry out for help.
‘The passengers reacted immediately when they saw me and protested that I be released from all this plastic. My partner was on the plane she saw me so and took two videos to keep evidence.’
He also claims 2,400 euros in cash was taken from him.
He said: ‘My clothes were torn when I was fighting with the police and I asked to collect my hand luggage to change my clothes. In the pocket of my ripped jeans, which I had left on my seat, there was 2,400 euros (£1,860) in cash that I had taken to trade in Dubai.
‘When the officer returned the pants to me, the pockets were empty. He said to me, “You’re already lucky, we’re going to kill you.”‘
Two clips shared on Twitter have been viewed 60,000 and 45,000 times respectively.
The businessman was finally released when other passengers on the plane demanded her be freed