A plane carrying 303 Indian passengers bound for Nicaragua was immobilized at a French airport on suspicion of human trafficking, in a case in which two people were arrested on Saturday.

The Airbus A340 of Romania’s Legend Airlines landed at around 1400 GMT on Thursday at Chalons-Vatry airport, about 140 kilometers east of Paris, for a technical stop at the airport. route from the United Arab Emirates (USA) to Managua, as explained by the authorities.

This Sunday, interrogations of three hundred passengers began. the situation is considered unusual in this country.

Four judges, four court clerks, as many Hindi translators and seven lawyers will take part in the procedure, which will last until Monday. determine whether there is a reason justifying its continued storage.

“This is something completely unusual” both due to the circumstances of the procedure and due to its volume, he considered this Sunday on public radio Information about France the head of the bar association of the neighboring city of Chalons-en-Champagne, Francois Prosecutor, who took part in the organization.

The prosecutor added that based on the results of the interrogations, the judges will be able to determine whether the hold has been lifted or whether it has been decided to extend it, which This may take up to eight additional days.

The plane was detained last Thursday after French authorities received an anonymous tip that Among the passengers were victims of human trafficking.

Two passengers were arrested. and thirty crew members were released.

Among the passengers on the plane There were also eleven unaccompanied minors. who were assigned legal representation in France. Six of them began the procedure for requesting asylum in this country.

The case is being investigated by the Paris prosecutor’s office.suspected case of human trafficking in an organized ganga crime that in France is punishable by up to 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to 3 million euros.

Participation in the investigation various police, judicial and administrative organizations specializes in international human trafficking.

Except, 58 passengers sought asylum in FranceThis was reported by L’Union with reference to judicial sources.

While the prosecutor’s office and the prefecture (government delegation) of the Marne department provide information piecemeal, No member of the government has made public statements on this matter.

A small airport that usually serves flights from low-cost airlines. was detained by the police to prevent entry and exit from objects.

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Single beds were brought for passengers. “best reception conditions” indicated the prefecture. They were also given hygiene products, medical care and regular meals.

A lawyer representing the airline, Liliana Bakayoko, explained yesterday Saturday that The flight was booked by a “reliable customer of the company” whom he asked to cover this flight.

The lawyer refused to name this client in order to preserve the right to the presumption of innocence, but clarified that we were talking about the company. “registered outside the European Union” and with which Legend Airlines has operated several flights in the past.

Bakayoko emphasized that the airline has nothing to do with possible violationsas all passengers have valid passports and visas and have passed police control at the departure airport.

The Indian Embassy in France tweeted on X (formerly Twitter) that it is offering consular assistance to its citizens. “We are investigating the situation.” and ensuring the well-being of passengers,” he added.

Officials from the Indian consulate in Paris have been sent to Varti, the embassy added, thanking the French authorities for the work they have done. “This long weekend of the Christmas holidays.”

Sources close to the matter told local media that hypothesis that the passengers may have been Indian workers in the US. who are trying to join the flow of immigrants seeking to enter the United States or Canada from Central America, since people of this nationality already represent one of the large groups along this route.

(according to information from EFE)