![]() He did not seem to speak with anyone normally. Theoretically he could leave the terminal at any moment, although, since everyone knew him, his departure might not remain unnoticed. However, unlike Hanks’ character in the movie, and since at least 1994, Nasseri did not live in the duty-free transit area, but simply in the departure hall, in the circular boutiques and restaurants passage on the lowest floor. And he was reportedly the inspiration behind the 2004 movie ‘The Terminal’, starring Tom Hanks. Nasseri’s predicament was made into a movie in 1993 entitled ‘ Tombes du Ciel’, starring Jean Rochefort, Ticky Holgado, and Marisa Paredes. However, due to the fact that his entry to the airport was legal he was released, but, since he had no country of origin to be returned to, he began his residence in the departure lounge of Terminal One in Charles de Gaulle Airport on August 8, 1988. Unable to prove his identity, or his refugee status, to the French officials, he was initially arrested and moved to the Zone d’attente (waiting zone), a holding area for travelers who do not have papers. When he tried to go to the United Kingdom, Nasseri managed to board the plane, but when he arrived at Heathrow, London without the necessary documentation, immigration officials sent him back to Charles de Gaulle airport. But en route to there, in 1988, he claimed that he was mugged and his shoulder bag stolen while waiting at the RER platform to go to Charles de Gaulle Airport to take a flight to Heathrow. He claimed to have one British parent, although he produced no evidence to support this, and decided to settle in the UK in 1986. After a long battle, involving applications in several countries, he was awarded refugee status by the United Nations High Commission for refugees in Belgium which permitted him residence in any European country. Nasseri is an Iranian refugee who was expelled from Iran in 1977 for protests against the Shah. None come stranger than Mehran Karimi Nasseri, also known as Sir, Alfred Mehran (yes, including the comma). Strange, as well as stupid, people feature on the fasab blog. Rather it is about people with no minds trying to control the rest of us. In case you were wondering, this post has nothing to do with Michael Crichton’s mind control novel with the same title. ![]() “Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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