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Two Human Smugglers Are Going to Prison Over Drowned Syrian Toddler Alan Kurdi
A Turkish court has sentenced two men to four years in prison on Friday for human smuggling, following the deaths of Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi, and four other migrants, who drowned last September during a perilous journey by rubber dinghy from Bodrum to the Greek Islands.
The two smugglers, both Syrian nationals, were found guilty of human smuggling, but acquitted of their original charge of causing the deaths through deliberate negligence. The pair had their sentences lowered due to good behavior. Both pleaded not guilty to the charges and reportedly intend to appeal their convictions.
Kurdi's brother and mother also drowned that day, but his father, Abdullah survived. Abdullah has said he and his family tried to cross the Mediterranean after his brother Mohammed's refugee application to Canada was rejected. They had been trying to join their sister Tima, who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was trying to bring her whole family over to live with her.
https://news.vice.com/article/two-human-smugglers-are-going-to-prison-over-drowned-syrian-toddler-alan-kurdiThe two smugglers, both Syrian nationals, were found guilty of human smuggling, but acquitted of their original charge of causing the deaths through deliberate negligence. The pair had their sentences lowered due to good behavior. Both pleaded not guilty to the charges and reportedly intend to appeal their convictions.
Kurdi's brother and mother also drowned that day, but his father, Abdullah survived. Abdullah has said he and his family tried to cross the Mediterranean after his brother Mohammed's refugee application to Canada was rejected. They had been trying to join their sister Tima, who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was trying to bring her whole family over to live with her.
