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French magistrates on Thursday filed preliminary charges against five French maritime rescue personnel in a probe of the deadly sinking of a flimsy migrant craft in the English Channel in 2021 that killed 27 people.
The five, all military personnel, were handed a preliminary charge of not assisting people in danger, judicial authorities said.
Preliminary charges allow magistrates further time to investigate. Magistrates have previously filed preliminary charges against 10 other people suspected of manslaughter and assisting the illegal entry of migrants. Three magistrates are handling the investigation.
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French magistrates probing 27 migrant deaths file charges against English Channel maritime rescuers (Fox News)
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The five military personnel now also handed charges serve at a French maritime surveillance and rescue center for the English Channel, judicial authorities said. They are not being held in detention.
The center’s missions include coordinating search and rescue operations.
The November 2021 sinking was the deadliest migration accident on the dangerous stretch of sea that separates France and Britain.
It shone a spotlight on smuggling networks that prey on migrants. It also sent tensions soaring between France and Britain over how to tackle the problem.
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