US EditionFrance Court Jails Migrant Smugglers over 2022 Channel Deaths
- On June 30, a French court in Lille sentenced seven Afghan nationals and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years for the 2022 Channel capsizing that caused four deaths and four missing persons.
- French police and NCA investigations revealed the overloaded, home-built inflatable boat carried 47 people, many without life jackets, and was unsafe for the crossing.
- Official data confirms four deaths, four missing persons, and 39 rescued after the boat capsized in the English Channel within hours of departure.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper praised the NCA's efforts and called for ongoing cooperation to dismantle deadly smuggling networks.
- A 10th suspect will face trial in Belgium as the NCA commits to dismantling the smuggling network responsible for the deadly Channel crossing.
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In December 2022, the boat sank, killing four people and leaving four others missing.
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France Court Jails Migrant Smugglers Over 2022 Channel Deaths
A French court on Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the fatal capsizing of a boat carrying would-be asylum seekers from France to England in 2022.
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The shipwreck, which took place in December 2022, had killed eight people.
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