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Trial Set for Migrant Smugglers After Tragic Channel Capsize

11/4/2025

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Idrees G. and Tariq H. will face trial in Paris on November 4, 2025 for manslaughter and aiding illegal immigration.
On August 12, 2023, 68 migrants attempted to cross the English Channel from Calais aboard an overcrowded boat that capsized due to mechanical failure, causing seven deaths as most could not swim.
They were arrested after the incident and are accused of organizing migrant smuggling operations.

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Story summary

Idrees G. and Tariq H. will face trial in Paris on November 4, 2025 for manslaughter and aiding illegal immigration.
On August 12, 2023, 68 migrants attempted to cross the English Channel from Calais aboard an overcrowded boat that capsized due to mechanical failure, causing seven deaths as most could not swim.
They were arrested after the incident and are accused of organizing migrant smuggling operations.