REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ASYLUM SERVICE

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 1077 NICOSIA

Asylum Service, 70 Arch. Makarios III Avenue, Afemia House, 1st floor, 1077, Nicosia,
P.O Box 23340, 1681, Nicosia, Tel.: 22445272 – 22302310
Website: www.moi.gov.cy/asylum - email: info@asylum.moi.gov.cy

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT

File No: F21-03947 ARC:

Applicant’s Full Name: Mr. HARDING Ginrod Bradley

Gender: Male
Date of birth: 15/08/1993
Place of birth: Freetown, Sierraleone
Citizenship/Nationality/Former Habitual Residence [in case of stateless]: Sierraleonese
Religion: Muslim
Family status: Single
Date of departure from country of origin: 31/03/2021
Date of entry in the Republic of Cyprus: 02/04/2021
Type of entry in the Republic of Cyprus: illegal entry
Date of lodging application for international protection: 07/06/2021
Location of lodging application for international protection: Pournara Camp
Fingerprints number: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
No of applicants: 1
Linked case/s: F - ….R [state reason of connection]
Applicant’s current address: Pournara Camp
Applicant’s contact details: +357 95967487
Date of interview: 16/06/2021
Duration of interview: 09:50-00 – 11:50 [breaks 11:20-11:35]
Location of interview: Pournara camp
Language of communication: English
Interpreter’s full name: Interpreter: CY039
Competent officer: EASO Caseworker CW055
Full name and capacity (e.g. legal representative, psychologist, guardian, trainer) of third person(s)
(if present):

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 REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ASYLUM SERVICE
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 1077 NICOSIA

Asylum Service, 70 Arch. Makarios III Avenue, Afemia House, 1st floor, 1077, Nicosia,
P.O Box 23340, 1681, Nicosia, Tel.: 22445272 – 22302310
Website: www.moi.gov.cy/asylum - email: info@asylum.moi.gov.cy

Ι. OPENING THE INTERVIEW/ INTRODUCTION

The competent officer makes the necessary introductions and explains the role of all persons present
in the room.
[In case a third person is present during the interview, the consent of the applicant should be asked
and clearly stated in the transcript.]

CO: Do you understand the interpreter?

IC: Yes

CO: Do you understand the applicant [single question to the interpreter]?

IN: Yes

CO: During the interview, in case you face any difficulty in understanding/or communication, please
let me know immediately, so I can clarify/explain.

Furthermore, the competent officer explains that the interpreter is present solely for the purpose of
communication and has no influence on the examination of the application for international
protection of the applicant. His/Her role is neutral and impartial.

Following the application for international protection that you lodged on 07/06/2021, today we will
conduct a personal interview in order to examine on the substance the reasons of your application.
In particular we will discuss the following:
 Personal data and information concerning your place of origin
 Information regarding your travel from your country of origin until your entry in the Republic of
Cyprus
 Reasons you left your country of origin and do not wish to return.

The competent officer informs the applicant regarding the principles of the procedure:
 The interview will be recorded as electronic transcript. Then, a printed copy will be
signed by all persons present in the procedure and will be included in the physical file
of the applicant;
 The personal interview will be conducted under conditions which ensure appropriate
confidentiality;
 The applicant has an obligation to cooperate with the Asylum Service, and to state
truthfully the facts of his/her case.
 The applicant, during the interview, has the right to ask for breaks
The competent officer informs the applicant that following the personal interview, a recommendation
report will be drafted, as swiftly as possible, based on which a decision will be made on his/her
application, that will be notified to the applicant. The applicant has the right to appeal against the
decision on his/her application at the International Protection Administrative Court.

CO: Do you have any questions regarding what I explained to you?

IC: Yes

CO: Are you in good condition to proceed with the interview today?
IC: Yes

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 REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ASYLUM SERVICE
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 1077 NICOSIA

Asylum Service, 70 Arch. Makarios III Avenue, Afemia House, 1st floor, 1077, Nicosia,
P.O Box 23340, 1681, Nicosia, Tel.: 22445272 – 22302310
Website: www.moi.gov.cy/asylum - email: info@asylum.moi.gov.cy

CO: In general, do you face any health or medical issues?

IC: No

CO: I mean by that: do you have any physical or mental issue?

IC: No

ΙΙ. EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Α. IDENTITY, PROFILE AND PLACE OF ORIGIN

The personal data mentioned in the front page of this document has been read and confirmed by the
applicant. Below are the elements that differ from the application:

CO: Do you have any document related to your identity or personal data? (e.g. passport, identity
card, marriage certificate, birth certificate etc.)
IC: I have already submitted my passport to CAS

EDUCATION
CO: Can you tell me about your educational background? Until which age did you go to school?
IC: I have studied until the secondary school, in Freetown.

CO: Apart from English, do you speak any other language? And if so, can I know at what level?
IC: Local language, creole

FAMILY
Parents’ names and ages: Rodney Harding; Ginnie Harding – both of them passed away in 2020
Number of siblings: 12 step siblings
Siblings’ whereabouts: Freetown, Sierraleone
Most recent contact with the family: No

OCCUPATION
CO: Did you work in your country of origin?
IC: No

PLACE OF ORIGIN
CO: Before you told me to have been born in Freetown, have you lived also in other places before
your departure from your country of origin?
IC: No, just there. I used to travel because I am an handball player, so I went to other countries, for
instance Nigeria, to represent my team.

Β. TRAVEL HISTORY

CO: Did you face any issues at your exit from your country of origin?
IC: No

CO: Can you please describe me your journey from Freetown until your entry in the Republic of
Cyprus?

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 REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ASYLUM SERVICE
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 1077 NICOSIA

Asylum Service, 70 Arch. Makarios III Avenue, Afemia House, 1st floor, 1077, Nicosia,
P.O Box 23340, 1681, Nicosia, Tel.: 22445272 – 22302310
Website: www.moi.gov.cy/asylum - email: info@asylum.moi.gov.cy

IC: I took a flight from Freetown to Istanbul and from Istanbul to Ercan airport. Then I had to
quarantine for 14 days, then at the hotel I met some people who helped me to cross the border.

CO: What documents did you travel with?

IC: With my passport

CO: Did you travel alone or with someone? And if so, can you give some details about this person?
IC: Only me

CO: During your journey from your country of origin until your arrival to the Republic of Cyprus,
did you experience any remarkable element?
IC: No

C. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE APPLICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL

PROTECTION

CO: We are now going to talk about the reasons why you left your country of origin and why you
are now seeking international protection in the Republic of Cyprus. I am then going to leave you
the floor to talk freely, so please tell me in your own words why you have left your country. Be as
precise as possible, use names when you talk about persons.
IC: I seek international protection because of my family. My father is a wealthy man, three wives and
13 children, my mother is the first wife to my dad and I am the first child to my family. My father
become sick, I am the only one to take him to the hospital, after taking him to the hospital, they
released me from the hospital from this charge. My stepmother and my stepsiblings are fighting me
during that process, so I lost my dad, but before his death he gave all his properties to me, and at
that process my step mother and my step siblings were fighting me for these properties, and during
that process my mother died. After my mother’s death, if I still stay in this country they will kill me, I
sold the properties, if I go back to my country they will kill me.

CO: Before you told me that your father was a wealthy man: what was his position?
IC: He was a farman

CO: When did these events take place?

IC: My father died in 2020, so it was in 2020, but I don’t remember when

CO: Were you living together, you and the other stepmothers and steprelatives?
IC: We were neighbours

CO: Could you please tell me how did they threat you?
IC: They told me that if I didn’t give them the properties, they would have killed me

CO: In which way did they tell you these things?

IC: Several times they told me that

CO: Could you please describe me how often these threats took place and some of them?
IC: They told me they are going to kill me everyday, everyday.
CO: Could you please tell me the reason why you were afraid of their threats?
IC: They make some black magic on you, you become cold and then you die. I believe in this black

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 REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ASYLUM SERVICE
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 1077 NICOSIA

Asylum Service, 70 Arch. Makarios III Avenue, Afemia House, 1st floor, 1077, Nicosia,
P.O Box 23340, 1681, Nicosia, Tel.: 22445272 – 22302310
Website: www.moi.gov.cy/asylum - email: info@asylum.moi.gov.cy

magic.

CO: Could you tell me who were the persons that threatened you directly?
IC: It was mainly Kadiatou, the second wife of my father

CO: Have you reported to the local authorities what happened?

IC: My only help is to leave the country, not to lose my life

CO: How come that have you not reported them to the police?
IC: I just decided by myself to go away from my country

CO: Do you think that the police would have been helpful in this situation?
IC: I think they would have helped me, but I decided not to go there

CO: If the police could have been helpful, how come that you haven’t looked for their help?
IC: When you go to the police, they help you, they call the parties and they make them talk. But
when the police turns its back, they start again

CO: How come that your father was able to give to you his properties?
IC: Before he died, he called all of us, and told us “since you are the first child, I am going to give you
all the properties”. He just said so

CO: Since your departure, have you received any news from them?
IC: No, I don’t want to know anything from them

CO: Did you say everything you wanted to say regarding your case?
IC: Yes

CO: To summarize, did I understood correctly, you fled Sierraleone because your stepmother and
stepsiblings threatened you since your father gave to you all of his properties before his death?
IC: Yes, correct

CO: May I ask you, what could happen to you if you return to your country of origin?
IC: They will finished me now, because they know that I will want my properties back, so they will kill
me, finally

a break is taken from 11:20 to 11:35

CO: Before you mentioned Kadiatou, your father’s second wife: could you tell me more about this
person?
IC: She is my father’s wife, she used to threaten me for his properties, she told me that she would
have killed me in case

CO: You told me before that you received some threats from your step relatives: could you please
describe to me the first episode?
IC: She told me that if I didn’t leave my father’s properties she would have killed me, just that

D. INTERNAL PROTECTION ALTERNATIVE

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 REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ASYLUM SERVICE
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 1077 NICOSIA

Asylum Service, 70 Arch. Makarios III Avenue, Afemia House, 1st floor, 1077, Nicosia,
P.O Box 23340, 1681, Nicosia, Tel.: 22445272 – 22302310
Website: www.moi.gov.cy/asylum - email: info@asylum.moi.gov.cy

[Internal relocation: article 12Γ Refugee Laws 2000-2020, Article 8, Qualification Directive
2011/95/EU]

CO: Do you have any relatives in other cities in Sierraleone?

IC: It’s not possible to hide there

CO: Do you believe you could return to Sierraleone and live in another city?
IC: No

CO: Do you confirm that the facts you stated are accurate and true?
IC: Yes

ΙΙΙ. CLOSING THE INTERVIEW

CO: Is there anything else that you would like to add before we close the interview?
IC: I just would like to thank you because it is the first time that I have an interview like this

CO: Are there any other documents that you wish to submit to substantiate your application?
IC: No

CO: According to your file, in the blood test results, the values for HIV indicate you as positive: did
you know about?
IC: No, sir, I didn’t know

CO: Are/Were you in treatment for this purpose?

IC: No, never, it’s the first time I hear that

CO: Ok, so we address the issue to the personnel of the camp that will take the necessary steps
IC: Ok sir

CO: Can you confirm that the information recorded in the interview transcript is in accordance with
your statements?
IC: Yes

The interview closes at 11:55

APPLICANT

I, the undersigned, confirm that all information in the transcript is true and accurate. I have fully
understood in (language), which is a language that I fully understand, all the information provided by
the competent officer regarding the asylum procedures, concerning my rights and obligations and
the questions addressed to me. I confirm that the recorded responses accurately reflect my
statements. Therefore, I declare that I do not wish to change any of my statements nor to question
any of the information submitted in the interview.

Date: 16/06/2021 Signature: …………………………

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 REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ASYLUM SERVICE
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 1077 NICOSIA

Asylum Service, 70 Arch. Makarios III Avenue, Afemia House, 1st floor, 1077, Nicosia,
P.O Box 23340, 1681, Nicosia, Tel.: 22445272 – 22302310
Website: www.moi.gov.cy/asylum - email: info@asylum.moi.gov.cy

INTERPRETER

I, the undersigned, certify that I have accurately and truthfully interpreted from English language, all
information and statements mentioned during the personal interview.

Full name interpreter: CY039

Date: 16/06/2021 Signature: …………………………
THIRD-PARTY PRESENT ΑΤ ΤΗΕ ΙΝTERVIEW (if not present delete)

Full name: ………………………………….

Capacity: …………………………………...
Date: …………………………… Signature: …………………………

Competent Officer CW055 Place and date, Pournara Camp

16/06/ 2021

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