French court jails six men for manslaughter over mass drowning in Channel
A French court has sentenced six men to prison for manslaughter following the 2021 sinking of a migrant boat in the English Channel that killed at least 27 people. Seven others were convicted of related smuggling charges in a trial described as an indictment of greed and disregard for human life.
Why it matters
The ruling addresses the human cost of illegal migration and the criminal networks that profit from dangerous small-boat crossings.
French police patrol the Slack dunes, the day after 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated as they attempted to cross the Channel, in Wimereux, near Calais, France. French police patrol the Slack dunes, the day after 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated as they attempted to cross the Channel, in Wimereux, near Calais, France. France French court jails six men for manslaughter over mass drowning in Channel Seven others found guilty of lesser charges in connection to incident in 2021 when inflatable dinghy sank killing at least 27 people with four more missing, presumed dead
Prefer the Guardian on Google A Paris court has jailed six men for manslaughter over the deaths of at least 27 people in the worst mass drowning from a small-boat crossing in the Channel on record.
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