Indian plane stopped in France will take off today, 303 passengers are on board, it is a case of human trafficking
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France Plane Take-off Today: A plane grounded for three days at an airport near Paris on suspicion of ‘human trafficking’ will be allowed to take off on Monday by French authorities. There are 303 passengers on board the plane, most of whom are Indians. Local media gave this news on Sunday. French news broadcast television and radio network BFM TV reported that after allowing the plane to leave, French judges halted the hearing of the case involving more than 300 passengers due to irregularities in the procedure.
303 passengers questioned by four French judges
Four French judges on Sunday began questioning 303 passengers detained by French authorities at Vatry airport, 150 kilometers east of Paris, since Thursday on suspicion of ‘human trafficking’. The hearing was being conducted as part of an investigation launched by the Paris prosecutor’s office on suspicion of human trafficking. The news said that the plane is expected to take off on Monday morning. There is no information about its destination. The plane could be flown to India, where most of the passengers are from, or to Nicaragua, which was its original destination, or to Dubai, where the plane took off from.
Some passengers are talking in Hindi and some in Tamil.
According to French media, some passengers are speaking in Hindi and some in Tamil and are believed to have contacted their families via telephone. The newspaper quoted a source related to the case as saying that ten passengers have requested for asylum. According to French prosecutors, 11 minors who were traveling without guardians have been in custody since Friday. Apart from this, two adult passengers are also in custody since Friday. Everyone’s custody was extended for the next 48 hours on Saturday evening.
Denial of any involvement in ‘human trafficking’
The aircraft is owned by the Romanian charter company ‘Legend Airlines’. The company’s lawyer Liliana Bakayoko has denied any involvement in ‘human trafficking’. Liliana said that a ‘partner’ company had chartered the plane and was responsible for verifying the identity documents of each passenger. It gives passport information of passengers to the airline 48 hours before the flight. In France, there is a provision of punishment of up to 20 years for human trafficking.
Employees present at the airport to help Indian citizens
India’s embassy in France on Saturday said its staff is at the airport near Paris to help Indian nationals after they were detained by French authorities on suspected “human trafficking” charges. The embassy thanked French authorities for working over the long Christmas holiday weekend in an attempt to “quickly resolve” the situation in an updated message on social media Saturday evening.
303 Indian citizens on board
According to the news of ‘Le Monde’ newspaper, the provincial administrator said that the plane had to be refueled and it was carrying 303 Indian citizens who probably worked in the UAE. According to the report, the Indian travelers may have planned the journey to reach Central America, from where they could have attempted to enter the US or Canada illegally. But a tip-off raised the possibility of passengers becoming “victims of human trafficking” through an organized gang, alerting authorities.
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