Italian court jails people smuggler over shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants
by Agence France-Presse from World news | The Guardian on (#6JFE0)
Gun Ufuk, 29, sentenced to 20 years in prison over deadly sinking that occurred metres from shore
An Italian court has sentenced an accused people smuggler who was involved in a shipwreck last year that killed at least 94 migrants to 20 years in prison.
The court in the southern city of Crotone found Gun Ufuk, a 29-year-old Turkish national, guilty of crimes including causing a shipwreck and aiding illegal immigration. It also ordered him to pay a 3m fine and pay damages to civil plaintiffs.
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