Sinking of inflatable dinghy in 2021 resulted in 31 people dead or missing, including a seven-year-old child
Fourteen men will go on trial in Paris on Tuesday over the deaths of at least 31 people in the worst mass drowning from a small-boat crossing in the Channel on record.
The accused men, alleged to be linked to people-smuggling networks, face charges including manslaughter and facilitating illegal immigration as part of an organised criminal group.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris.
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