“New migratory routes which are used by organized crime”, indicates lawyer Emmanuel Daoud

Since Thursday, December 21, 303 passengers on a flight from the United Arab Emirates, suspected of being part of a human trafficking network, are still stuck in the hall of Vatry airport (Marne). A first in France according to Emmanuel Daoud, specialist in international law. The passengers, Indian nationals and probably workers in the United Arab Emirates, may have planned to travel to Central America with the aim of reaching the United States illegally. “These are suspicions that French justice has. There are new migratory routes which are used by organized crime and which allow the transport, in Central American countries, of people who then wish to enter the territory from the United States or to Canada, to then stay there”underlines Emmanuel Daoud.

France in its right

But can we talk about human trafficking in this case? “In any case, the criminal procedure was opened on this qualification, according to the press release from the Paris public prosecutor. If this were the case, you should know that this trafficking in human beings by an organized gang is punishable by 20 years of criminal imprisonment and a fine of 3 million euros for the organizers”, indicates Emmanuel Daoud. Concerning the legitimacy of French justice to take up the case, he specifies that here, “national criminal law applies” due to suspicion “of the commission of an offense on French territory”.