Paris court convicts six men of manslaughter over migrants disaster in Channel
Sentences ranged from six months suspended to 10 years after the court found the deaths were caused by an overloaded dinghy that deflated.
- The Paris Criminal Court convicted 13 men on Wednesday for their roles in the 2021 English Channel migrant boat sinking that killed 31 people, the worst such disaster on record.
- On the night of Nov. 23, 2021, 33 migrants departed Calais for Britain in an overloaded, 20-foot inflatable dinghy equipped with a faulty motor and inadequate life jackets.
- Survivors described freezing waters and strong currents, while relatives among the 113 plaintiffs testified about their enduring anguish before the court during the trial.
- Thirteen defendants received sentences ranging from six months to 10 years, with six convicted of manslaughter; one man was acquitted due to insufficient evidence.
- Investigations examine whether French or Britain emergency services failed to answer distress calls, while relatives seek closure for victims whose bodies were never recovered.
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Thirteen sentenced to jail in France over deadly Channel migrant boat sinking
Thirteen people were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for organising the crossing of a small boat through the English Channel in November 2021. A total of 31 migrants died when the ship sank.
Trial of the Worst Sinking of Migrants in the English Channel: Several Smugglers Sentenced to Prison
Five years after the worst shipwreck ever in the English Channel, 13 men were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison by the Paris Correctional Court on Wednesday, September 30th. French justice acknowledged their responsibility for the death of 31 migrants who sought to join Britain on board a makeshift boat in November 2021.
In November 2021 31 people die trying to cross the English Channel in an inflatable boat. Now the alleged smugglers are sentenced to sometimes high prison terms. The court speaks of a "unexplained disaster".
The Paris Court sentenced more than 30 migrants to death in La Manche in November 2021, and six men were found guilty of manslaughter.
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