Harem Abwbaker, a UK asylum seeker, is said to have charged the migrants $3,200 (£2,680) each for the trip in November last year
An alleged ringleader of a people smuggling gang, accused of sending more than 30 migrants to their deaths in the English Channel, is fighting extradition to France.$3,200 each for the trip in November last year.
When the boat deflated and sank in darkness two hours after leaving France - and all but two on board drowned - he allegedly offered their relatives money to keep quiet.Two migrants survived and identified Abwbaker as the 'right-hand man' of the gang's leader, according to an extradition warrant issued by the French authorities.
The warrant states the migrants were powerless to respond to an emergency, and"had no chance of facing any event at sea," Prosecutor Michael McHardy told Westminster Magistrates' Court.Suspect wants to prove 'innocence'. In court he gave his address as the town's Ramada Hotel.
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