Many will also regard the EU’s treatment of this deserving migrant as being very much at odds with the concessions Brussels is now preparing to offer the undeserving government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. No country arguably bears more responsibility for causing the migration crisis that has swept Europe during the past year than Turkey. Ankara’s blatant abrogation of its responsibility to guard its own borders has resulted in hundreds of thousands of migrants from countries throughout the Middle East – including Afghanistan – travelling to Europe.

But rather than holding Ankara to account, the EU is resorting to bribes to secure guarantees of future good behaviour from Turkey to end the migrant flow.

The lifting of onerous visa restrictions for Turkish citizens is just one of the tempting prizes on offer. The Turks have been promised more than £4 billion to police their borders, while Brussels is also dangling the prospect of fast-tracking Ankara’s long-standing application for EU membership.