The magistrate in question Instruction Court No. 8 of Alicante, The guard ordered last Tuesday that a 30-year-old Algerian man who was detained in Alicante on Monday be imprisoned. National Police He was the captain of a boat rescued by Salvamento Marítimo on Sunday night, about 65 km from the port of Alicante.
The man, who is currently detained, is accused of aggravated human trafficking, sources from the Supreme Court of Justice told this newspaper. Aggravated crime occurs when the life or physical or mental integrity of people is endangered, and in this case, it was understood from the statements of at least two of the six immigrants on the boat that the eighth passenger on the boat died on the boat. Journey from Algeria to Alicante. This is the second patera captain caught in Alicante in recent days.
According to data collected by Unit Against Migration Networks and Documentary Fraud (UCRIF) of the Alicante National PoliceEight people were initially traveling on the boat, which was rescued after being spotted by a sailboat. They had been at sea for eleven days, and many Salvamar Leo from Sea Rescue.
Eyewitnesses told police that one of the people He jumped into the sea because he was desperate. after nine days of transit. His compatriots quickly managed to find him and bring him to the ship. They tried to resurrect him but He drowned and they decided to throw him into the water. When they arrived in Alicante the Red Cross took care of them and they showed signs of illness. dehydration and malnutrition.