During the night of June 30 to July 1, 2013, three people had died following the capsizing of a boat between Saint-Martin and Anguilla. Three others were missing and twelve others rescued and treated at the Louis-Constant Fleming hospital. A judicial investigation had been opened to determine the circumstances of the tragedy; the gendarmes quickly put forward the idea of human trafficking. The victims were from Brazil and the Dominican Republic.
Seven men between 25 and 62 years old are implicated in this case which will be examined Thursday by the criminal court of Saint-Martin. Three of them are from Saint Martin, three from the Dominican Republic and one from Brazil. With the exception of the oldest accused solely of assisting the entry of a foreigner into France in an organized gang, the other defendants are prosecuted for manslaughter, endangering the lives of others with imminent risk of death and assistance for the entry of a foreigner into France in an organized gang.
Thirteen men and women are summoned as victims.
(source: www.soualigapost.com)
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