Ending 3 days of drama, the plane stopped in France was allowed to take off

Paris. French authorities on Monday allowed the plane to take off after it was held for three days at an airport near Paris on suspicion of ‘human trafficking’. The plane has 303 passengers, most of whom are Indians. French TV and radio news network ‘BFM TV’ reported that after allowing the plane to depart, French judges halted the hearing of the case involving more than 300 passengers due to procedural irregularities. French authorities intercepted the plane on Thursday at Vetry airport, 150 kilometers east of Paris, on suspicion of ‘human trafficking’ and the 303 passengers were detained by four French judges on Sunday for questioning.

The hearing took place as part of an investigation launched by the Paris prosecutor’s office on suspicion of human trafficking. Now the plane is likely to take off on Monday morning. There is no information about his destination. The plane can be flown to India, where most of the passengers are from, or Nicaragua, which was its original destination, or Dubai, where the plane took off. According to French media, some of the passengers are speaking in Hindi and some in Tamil and are believed to have contacted their families by telephone. The newspaper quoted a source connected to the case as saying that ten passengers have requested asylum.

The 11 minors on board the plane, who were traveling unaccompanied, have been in custody since Friday, according to French prosecutors. Apart from this, two adult passengers are also in custody since Friday. The custody of each was extended for the next 48 hours on Saturday evening. The plane is owned by the Romanian charter company ‘Legend Airlines’. Liliana Bakayoko, the company’s lawyer, has denied any involvement in ‘human trafficking’. Liliana said the ‘partner’ company had chartered the plane and was responsible for checking the identity documents of each passenger. It provides the passenger’s passport information to the airline 48 hours before the flight. France carries a penalty of up to 20 years for human trafficking.

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there France The Indian embassy in the US said on Saturday that its staff was at an airport near Paris to help Indian nationals after French authorities detained the tourists on suspected human trafficking charges. In an updated message on social media Saturday evening, the embassy thanked French authorities for working to try to resolve the situation quickly over the long Christmas holiday weekend.

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