14 men go on trial in Paris over Channel boat deaths
Fourteen men accused of links to people-smuggling networks face trial in Paris over the worst small-boat Channel drowning on record, in which an inflatable dinghy sank on 24 November 2021, leaving at least 31 dead and four unaccounted for. Prosecutors charge the defendants with involuntary manslaughter, facilitating illegal immigration as part of an organised group, and related conspiracy counts, arguing that phone records and location data tie several to the departure site. Two survivors testified about the boat deflating and repeated but unanswered distress calls. The case runs alongside separate investigations and a UK inquiry that found avoidable failures in rescue response.
Fourteen defendants face trial over a deadly 2021 Channel dinghy sinking.
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A dinghy sank in the Channel on 24 November 2021, killing at least 31 people. French prosecutors say smuggling networks organised the crossing, and a Paris trial now begins. Investigations and an inquiry have already found failings in…
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