France jails eight men for three to 15 years over deadly migrant Channel crossing
Tuesday, 18 November, 2025 , 16:31
Paris, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) — A French court Tuesday sentenced eight men to between three and 15 years in prison over the deaths of seven people when a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Channel in 2023.
Two 45-year-old Iraqi Kurds identified as the ringleaders of the smuggling network received the heaviest terms -- 12 and 15 years -- over the deaths of seven Afghans trying to reach the United Kingdom.
